plantagenet
/plænˈtædʒ.ɪ.nɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A community in Alfred and Plantagenet township, Ontario, Canada.
name
A local government area in the Great Southern region, Western Australia; in full, the Shire of Plantagenet.
Example Sentences
- "[…] all the fine intelligence of all the Plantagenets, […]"
- "The last surviving Plantagenet prince descended in the male line, Edward earl of Warwick was a touchstone for Yorkist affections […] and Lincoln understood the galvanizing effect of Warwick's presence at the head of any uprising."
Etymology
Originally a sobriquet of Geoffrey of Anjou (1113-1151), founder of the line, who was said to have worn a yellow broom blossom in his hat, Old French plante genest (French plante genêt), from Latin planta genista (“sprig of broom”), whence Medieval Latin Plantagenistae; subsequently adopted as a surname.
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /plænˈtædʒ.ɪ.nɪt/