Jacobean
nounEtymology From New Latin Iacobaeus + English -an.
1
A partisan of James I and of the House of Stuart.
Jacobean
adjUK /ˌd͡ʒæk.əˈbi.ən/
Etymology From New Latin Iacobaeus + English -an.
1
Relating to a Jacob or James.
2
Historical Relating 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:
- Related terms
- Jacobethan, Jacobian, Jacobite, Jamesian, Stewartian, Stuartian