KING JAMES

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• KING JAMES (noun)
  The noun KING JAMES has 1 sense:

1. the first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625)

  Familiarity information: KING JAMES used as a noun is very rare.

• KING JAMES (noun)

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Meaning:

The first Stuart to be king of England and Ireland from 1603 to 1625 and king of Scotland from 1567 to 1625; he was the son of Mary Queen of Scots and he succeeded Elizabeth I; he alienated the British Parliament by claiming the divine right of kings (1566-1625)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

James; James I; King James; King James I

Instance hypernyms:

King of England; King of Great Britain (the sovereign ruler of England)

Holonyms ("King James" is a member of...):

Stuart (the royal family that ruled Scotland from 1371-1714 and ruled England from 1603 to 1649 and again from 1660 to 1714)