Tudor

[ too-der, tyoo- ]

noun

1. Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer.
2. David (Eugene), 1926–1996, U.S. pianist and composer.
3. Mary. Mary I.
4. a member of the royal family that ruled in England from 1485 to 1603.

adjective

1. pertaining or belonging to the English royal house of Tudor.
2. of, relating to, or characteristic of the periods of the reigns of the Tudor sovereigns:

   Tudor architecture.

Tudor

/ ˈtjuːdə /

noun

1. an English royal house descended from a Welsh squire, Owen Tudor (died 1461), and ruling from 1485 to 1603. Monarchs of the Tudor line were Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I

adjective

1. denoting a style of architecture of the late perpendicular period and characterized by half-timbered houses

Other Words From

• pre-Tudor adjective

Example Sentences

When Tudor as Ellen lets down her mask and reveals her truth, it’s chilling.

From Washington Blade

Then one-by-one the remaining five — fabulously costumed in glittery short-skirted concert gear with Tudor flourishes by Gabriella Slade — get their turn in the spotlight.

From Washington Blade

The most remarkable of these was a young woman from Wales recruited by the infamously bloody Tudor court, Blanche Parry.

From The Daily Beast

In just one morning, I started with the annual September brass band parade straight through the ancient City of London, now the financial district, by the Tudor-robed students of 450-year-old Christ Hospital School, on a 2018 YouTube video.

From Washington Post

Then it was on to lunch I had booked in the nearby Tudor masterpiece that survived the 1666 Great Fire.

From Washington Post

Her next project, she said, will be a Renaissance-style Tudor dress with a scene from Game of Thrones.

From The Daily Beast

Henry Tudor, who had a weak claim to the throne, became Henry VII, founding the Tudor dynasty.

From The Daily Beast

So in fact, one of the earlier Tudor propagandists got it spot on.

From The Daily Beast

His weak, thin, arms, and lopsided shoulders would have presented exactly the sort of impression that the Tudor writers gave him.

From The Daily Beast

Al-Hilli also owned property in France and Iraq in addition to his comfortable Tudor-style home in Surrey.

From The Daily Beast

It is a fine Tudor mansion and has been little altered since the boyhood of the great warrior.

From Project Gutenberg

It is difficult to estimate the effect which the Tudor policy had upon the landholding of England.

From Project Gutenberg

But let us, before we pass to the other matters, look at the company that watched Mr. Tudor Williams eat.

From Project Gutenberg

He watched Mr. Tudor Williams's plate, and with his thumb made signs for his daughter to replenish it.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Tudor Williams asked, gently yet absent-mindedly patting big John Pritchard's back as he stooped to cough.

From Project Gutenberg