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Plantagenet

Syllabification: (Plan·tag·e·net)

Pronunciation: /planˈtajənit/

Definition of Plantagenet

adjective

relating to the English royal dynasty that held the throne from the accession of Henry II in 1154 until the death of Richard III in 1485.

noun

a member of the Plantagenet dynasty.

Origin:

from Latin planta genista 'sprig of broom', said to be worn as a crest by and given as a nickname to Geoffrey, count of Anjou, the father of Henry II