Lancastrian

[ lang-kas-tree-uhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the royal family of Lancaster.

noun

1. an adherent or member of the house of Lancaster, especially in the Wars of the Roses.
2. a native or resident of Lancashire or Lancaster.

Lancastrian

/ læŋˈkæstrɪən /

noun

1. a native or resident of Lancashire or Lancaster
2. an adherent of the house of Lancaster in the Wars of the Roses Compare Yorkist

adjective

1. of or relating to Lancashire or Lancaster
2. of or relating to the house of Lancaster

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lancastrian¹

First recorded in 1800–10; Lancast(e)r + -ian

Example Sentences

While Taylor and his team may push for a trilogy bout, the Lancastrian now set his sights on world honours.

From BBC

The Lancastrian also played 194 one-day internationals and 19 T20s for England but has focused solely on Test cricket since 2015 and has become a great of the game.

From BBC

Kinloch Castle was built between 1897 and 1900 as a hunting lodge for Lancastrian industrialist George Bullough and he had it luxuriously furnished.

From BBC

"I think I am still motivated and still hungry because I wasn't winning at 20. I got my first win at 35 and my first podium aged 30. So the hunger is still there," said the Lancastrian.

From BBC

The Tudor era begins with the conclusion of the Wars of the Roses, when the Lancastrian Henry Tudor marries Elizabeth of York and at last ends England’s decades-long civil war.

From New York Times