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Lancastrian line

Lancastrian line

9.8
An English royal family that ruled from 1399 to 1461 and used a red rose as their symbol
  • proper noun
translation icon : línea lancasteriana
  • The red rose became a lasting symbol of the Lancastrian line during the Wars of the Roses.

Examples

  • Henry VI was the last monarch from the Lancastrian line before the Yorkists took the throne.

  • Many historians studied the succession crisis that occurred after the fall of the Lancastrian line.

  • The Lancastrian line produced several notable kings.

  • Did the Lancastrian line face many challenges during its reign?

  • Henry VI was the last monarch from the Lancastrian line before the Yorkists took the throne.

  • The red rose became a lasting symbol of the Lancastrian line during the Wars of the Roses.

  • Many historians studied the impact of the Lancastrian line on English history.

Synonyms

Lancaster
vsLancastrian line
5 8.7

A royal house in England in the 1400s that has a red rose as its symbol

is the same dynasty but uses a shorter place-based name
House of Lancaster
vsLancastrian line
1 8.7

A part of the English royal family that ruled 1399 to 1461 and used a red rose as its symbol

is the same dynasty but expressed with a different name form

Surface Forms

Lancastrian line main

Morphology

Lancastrian + line

The phrase is directly compositional: 'Lancastrian' specifies affiliation with the House of Lancaster and 'line' denotes a familial or dynastic lineage. A learner who knows both constituents can readily infer it refers to the Lancaster royal family/lineage, so the meaning is transparent.

Etymology

Lancastrian line comes from the town of Lancaster, whose ruling family used a red rose as their symbol. 'Line' here means 'family', so the phrase refers to that royal house which ruled England from 1399 to 1461.