Tudor

Meanings

Noun

• A monarch of the British royal family during the sixteenth century. Specifically, King Henry VII and Henry VIII or one of his three children who ascended the throne.
• A style of dress popular in Britain during the sixteenth century.

Adjective

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

Origin

• Borrowed from Welsh Tudur ("Theodoric"), from Proto-Celtic *Toutorīxs, later adopted as the surname of a British royal family.