Jacobean

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UK/ˌd͡ʒæk.əˈbi.ən/

adjective

Relating to a Jacob or James.

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Meanings

adjectiveJacobean (comparative more Jacobean, superlative most Jacobean)

comparative more Jacobean · superlative most Jacobean · alternative Jacobaean · alternative Jacobæan · alternative jacobaean

  1. Relating to a Jacob or James.
  2. historicalRelating to or characteristic of the reign of James VI and I (of Scotland and England, 1567–1625).

    On one level, Irréversible is a companion piece to "bad girl" road movie Baise-Moi, which also featured a brutal rape sequence and the kind of stomach-churning violence that makes Jacobean Revenge drama seem understated.

    2002 August 2, Geoffrey Macnab, “'The rape had to be disgusting to be useful'”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
nounJacobean (plural Jacobeans)

plural Jacobeans · alternative Jacobaean · alternative Jacobæan · alternative jacobaean

  1. A partisan of James I and of the House of Stuart.

Origin

From New Latin Iacobaeus + English -an.

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Translations

Czech jakobínský
  • jakobínskýrelating to or characteristic of the reign of James VI and I
Irish Seacaibíneach
  • Seacaibíneachrelating to or characteristic of the reign of James VI and I
Spanish jacobeo
  • jacobeorelating to or characteristic of the reign of James VI and I
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APA

Jacobean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jacobean

MLA

“Jacobean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jacobean. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jacobean,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jacobean.

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