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Windsor

Windsor

43 6.9
The family of British kings and queens since 1917
  • proper noun
translation icon : Casa de Windsor
  • They also have two kids, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.

So she would be the Duchess of Windsor, but she would not be Her Royal Highness.

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Examples

  • It is Her Majesty and the House of Windsor I am pledged to serve.

    Spencer (2021)

  • I told him the address of the Windsor Arms but left him to find his own way.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • The women in the House of Windsor have generally been long lived and the men not so much.

  • We could go to Windsor Castle, if you like.

    My Week with Marilyn (2011)

  • And his family live in Windsor, near the queen's castle.

    Bride & Prejudice (2004)

  • Four generations of the House of Windsor.

    Princes of the Palace - The Royal British Family (2016)

  • So she would be the Duchess of Windsor, but she would not be Her Royal Highness.

    Vanity Fair

  • Edward VIII, after he abdicated and became Duke of Windsor, was a pretty hardcore believer in fascism.

    Blog text (7)

  • The women in the House of Windsor have generally been long lived and the men not so much.

  • It is Her Majesty and the House of Windsor I am pledged to serve.

Synonyms

royal family
vsWindsor
61 1.8

Close relatives of a king or queen who rules a country

is the specific British dynasty name adopted in 1917 for that group
House of Windsor
vsWindsor
1 3.9

The royal family that has ruled the United Kingdom and other countries in the Commonwealth since 1917

is the British dynasty name adopted in 1917 to refer to that family

Compounds

Windsor knot
1 4.4

A wide, triangular knot for tying a tie that gives a formal look

Duchess of Windsor
1 8.6

A title held by Wallis Simpson after she married Edward VIII and he left the throne

Duke of Windsor
1 8.4

A title given to Edward VIII after he left the throne to marry Wallis Simpson

House of Windsor
1 3.9

The royal family that has ruled the United Kingdom and other countries in the Commonwealth since 1917

Windsor chair
1 5.1

A wooden chair with a solid seat and a back of thin upright rods

Windsor eyeglasses
  • Archaic
7.7

Small round glasses with thin metal or tortoiseshell frames and a vintage look

Windsor green
  • Specialized
9.0

A bright light green used as a paint colour

Windsor spectacles
  • Archaic
7.7

Round glasses with thin metal frames and a simple bridge like John Lennon wore

Windsor tie
5.3

A wide necktie often tied in a large knot for formal occasions

Surface Forms

Windsor main

Etymology

Windsor became the name of the British royal family in 1917 when King George V chose the name of the town and castle Windsor. The place name comes from old words for a winch and a shore, a spot where people used a winch to 'pull' boats up the river, so the family name points back to that riverside castle.