TUDOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Tudor mean? 

• TUDOR (noun)
  The noun TUDOR has 3 senses:

1. an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603)

2. United States dancer and choreographer (born in England) (1909-1987)

3. a member of the dynasty that ruled England

  Familiarity information: TUDOR used as a noun is uncommon.

• TUDOR (adjective)
  The adjective TUDOR has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to a style of architecture in England in the 15th century

  Familiarity information: TUDOR used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TUDOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

House of Tudor; Tudor

Hypernyms ("Tudor" is a kind of...):

dynasty (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)

Meronyms (members of "Tudor"):

Tudor (a member of the dynasty that ruled England)

Elizabeth; Elizabeth I (Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary genius (1533-1603))

Grey; Lady Jane Grey (Queen of England for nine days in 1553; she was quickly replaced by Mary Tudor and beheaded for treason (1537-1554))

Henry Tudor; Henry VII (first Tudor king of England from 1485 to 1509; head of the house of Lancaster in the War of the Roses; defeated Richard III at Bosworth Field and was proclaimed king; married the daughter of Edward IV and so united the houses of York and Lancaster (1457-1509))

Henry VIII (son of Henry VII and King of England from 1509 to 1547; his divorce from Catherine of Aragon resulted in his break with the Catholic Church in 1534 and his excommunication 1538, leading to the start of the Reformation in England (1491-1547))

Bloody Mary; Mary I; Mary Tudor (daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon who was Queen of England from 1553 to 1558; she was the wife of Philip II of Spain and when she restored Roman Catholicism to England many Protestants were burned at the stake as heretics (1516-1558))

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States dancer and choreographer (born in England) (1909-1987)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Antony Tudor; Tudor

Instance hypernyms:

choreographer (someone who creates new dances)

dancer; professional dancer; terpsichorean (a performer who dances professionally)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A member of the dynasty that ruled England

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Tudor" is a kind of...):

ruler; swayer (a person who rules or commands)

Holonyms ("Tudor" is a member of...):

House of Tudor; Tudor (an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603))

• TUDOR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to a style of architecture in England in the 15th century

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Tudor furniture

Pertainym:

Tudor (an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603))

 Context examples 

I don't mind saying that I don't approve of Tudor any more than you do, but I'm not called upon to tell him so.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Far away I could catch glimpses of the old grey building with its bristling Tudor chimneys, but the drive ran through a dense shrubbery, and I saw no more of my man.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

They inherit Plantagenet blood by direct descent, and Tudor on the distaff side.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Then the all conquering Tudor had danced four times with Amy at a late party and only once with May—that was thorn number two.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

"I suppose he'll laugh and joke over it with Laurie, but I shan't see them, that's a comfort," thought Amy, as Tudor bowed and departed.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

No, it wouldn't, returned Jo, I neither like, respect, nor admire Tudor, though his grandfather's uncle's nephew's niece was a third cousin to a lord.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

"Why do you always avoid Mr. Tudor?" asked Amy, wisely refraining from any comment upon Jo's dilapidated appearance.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

"Oh, really, I beg pardon. It's an uncommonly fine one, isn't it?" said Tudor, with great presence of mind, and an air of sober interest that did credit to his breeding.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

In stumbling to the door, she upset the basket, and—oh horror!—the lobster, in all its vulgar size and brilliancy, was revealed to the highborn eyes of a Tudor!

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

An enthusiastic welcome from three big boys and several pretty children speedily soothed her ruffled feelings, and leaving Amy to entertain the hostess and Mr. Tudor, who happened to be calling likewise, Jo devoted herself to the young folks and found the change refreshing.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)