Tudor

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UK/ˈtjuːdəː/UK[ˈtʰjʊu̯dəː]UK/ˈt͡ʃuːdəː/UK[ˈt͡ʃʰʊu̯dəː]

noun

A monarch of the English royal family during the sixteenth century, specifically, King Henry VII and Henry VIII or one of his three children who ascended the throne.

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House of Tudor
Less commonScrabble 6

Meanings

nounTudor (plural Tudors)

plural Tudors

  1. A monarch of the English royal family during the sixteenth century, specifically, King Henry VII and Henry VIII or one of his three children who ascended the throne.
  2. Anyone who lived in the Tudor era of England.

    The Tudors ate far more meat than we do today, and the king ate more than most.

    2016 May 19, Tracy Borman, The Private Lives of the Tudors: Uncovering the Secrets of Britain's Greatest Dynasty, Hachette UK, →ISBN
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    The Tudors mostly made theirs with whatever homegrown vegetables they could grow themselves, from lettuces and cucumbers, to onions and even plant and flower seeds.

    2023 September 30, Bethan Watts, Inside the Tudor Home: Daily Life in the Sixteenth Century, Pen and Sword History, →ISBN, page 79
  3. uncountableA style of dress popular in Britain during the sixteenth century.
adjectiveTudor (comparative more Tudor, superlative most Tudor)

comparative more Tudor · superlative most Tudor

  1. Pertaining to the English monarchs of the sixteenth century.
  2. Pertaining to the period of English history ruled by King Henry VII, Henry VIII and the children of Henry VIII.
  3. architectureIn the style of English buildings of the sixteenth century; using exposed wooden beams on the exterior.

    A massive Tudor estate with a circular driveway, it looked more like an English finishing school than a home.

    2015, Paul Beatty, The Sellout, Oneworld Publications (2016), page 247

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603)

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House of Tudor
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Celtic*Toutorīxs
  2. WelshTudur“Theodoric”
  3. EnglishTudor

Borrowed from Welsh Tudur (“Theodoric”), from Proto-Celtic *Toutorīxs, later adopted as the surname of a British royal family. Piecewise doublet of Theodoric, Theoderic, Terry, and Derek.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 都鐸 /都铎
  • 都鐸 /都铎 (Dūduó)monarch of the English royal family during the sixteenth century
Irish Túdar, Túdarach
  • Túdarmonarch of the English royal family during the sixteenth century
  • Túdarachpertaining to the English monarchs of the sixteenth century
  • Túdarachpertaining to the period of English history
  • Túdarachin the style of English buildings of the sixteenth century
Russian Тюдо́р
  • Тюдо́р (Tjudór)monarch of the English royal family during the sixteenth century

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Tudor on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.