Jacobethan

[ jak-uh-bee-thuhn ]

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to the architecture of England at the beginning of the 17th century.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jacobethan¹

First recorded in 1930–35; Jaco(bean) + (Eliza)bethan

Example Sentences

Highclere was built in 1679 in the Jacobethan style by the architect Charles Barry.

From The Guardian

If insanity, in the dog-eared formulation, is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result, then this big old Jacobethan pile is really a sort of nuthouse; a few characters this year will make the same mistake every episode.

From Los Angeles Times

It doesn't have the central tower of Downton – based on the Jacobethan Highclere House in Hampshire.

From The Guardian