Jacobean

adj.
Of or having to do with the reign of James I of England or his times.

n.
A prominent figure during this period.

[From New Latin Iacobaeus, from Late Latin Iacōbus, Iacobus, James, Jacob. See Jacob.]

Jacobean [jakŏ‐bee‐an], belonging to the period 1603–25, when James VI of Scotland reigned as King James I of England. The term is formed from the Latin equivalent of his name: Jacobus. As a literary period it marks a high point of English drama, including the later plays of Shakespeare, the masques and major plays of Ben Jonson, and significant works by several other playwrights, notably John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi (1623). In non‐dramatic poetry, it includes the publication of Shakespeare's Sonnets (1609) and of Jonson's The Forest (1616). Next to the publication of the First Folio edition of Shakespeare's plays (1623), the most important literary legacy of this period is the King James Bible (often called the Authorized Version) of 1611, a translation produced by a committee of scholars at James's command.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: any distinguished personage during the reign of James I of England

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The adjective Jacobean has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to James I or his reign or times
  Pertains to noun: James I (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - jakobinsk, den jakobinske periode, senrenæssance
n. - jakobiner

Nederlands (Dutch)
uit/van de periode 1603-1625 (Engeland), iemand uit de periode 1603-1625 (Engeland)

Français (French)
adj. - de l'époque jacobéenne, style jacobéen (des meubles, une architecture)
n. - Jacobéen

Deutsch (German)
n. - Person zur Zeit Jakob I. von England
adj. - aus der Zeit Jakobs I. von England

Ελληνική (Greek)
n., -
adj. - ιακωβιανός

Italiano (Italian)
(persona) del tempo di Giacomo I d'Inghilterra

Português (Portuguese)
n. - jacobita (m) (f)
adj. - pertencente ao reinado de James I da Inglaterra

Русский (Russian)
относящийся к эпохе английского короля фжеймса Первого

Español (Spanish)
adj. - jacobino, de la época de Jacobo I, de estilo jacobino (mobiliario, arquitectura, etc.)
n. - escritor o estadista de la época de Jacobo I

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - författare, statsman el. annan personlighet från Jakob I:s tid
adj. - från Jakob I:s tid(1603-25)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
詹姆斯一世的, 黑栎木色的, 詹姆斯一世时代的政治家

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 詹姆斯一世的, 黑櫟木色的
n. - 詹姆斯一世時代的政治家

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 영국 왕 James 1 시대의
n. - James 1 시대의 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ジェームズ一世時代風の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كاتب او اي فرد من عصر جيمس الاول (صفه) نسبه الى عصر جيمس الاول ملك انكلترا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתקופת ג'ימס הראשון (5261-6651)‬
n. - ‮אדם שחי בתקופת ג'ימס הראשון‬

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