Elizabethan

== English == === Etymology === From Elizabeth +‎ -an (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives; and forming agent nouns), referring to Elizabeth I (1533–1603), Elizabeth II (1926–2022), and Elizabeth of Russia (1709–1762). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˌlɪzəˈbiːθ(ə)n/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˌlɪzəˈbiθ(ə)n/ Rhymes: -iːθən Hyphenation: Eliz‧a‧beth‧an === Adjective === Elizabethan (comparative more Elizabethan, superlative most Elizabethan) Pertaining to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, monarch of England and Ireland, from 1558 to 1603. Synonym: Elizabethian Often preceded by new or second: pertaining to the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, monarch of the United Kingdom, from 1952 to 2022. Pertaining to the reign of Empress Elizabeth of Russia, from 1741 to 1762. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Elizabethan (plural Elizabethans) A person (especially a writer) who lived during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, monarch of England and Ireland, from 1558 to 1603. A person who lived during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, monarch of the United Kingdom, from 1952 to 2022. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Elizabethan era on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Elizabeth I on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Elizabeth II on Wikipedia.Wikipedia