Lancastrian

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Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of or relating to the royal family of Lancaster.

noun

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

Lancastrian

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noun

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

adjective

of or relating to Lancashire or Lancaster
of or relating to the house of Lancaster

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Lancastrian¹

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

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Europe's largest indoor arena – with a capacity of 23,500 - was around a third full as a boisterous crowd repeatedly chanted 'Chorley' to welcome Lancastrian Catterall to the ring.

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The Lancastrian explained to BBC Radio Lancashire how after hosting the event where he was given the pair of wellies, he was told "now you have got the wellingtons - you have to come to Emmerdale".

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

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Remarkably, the pair of wickets Hartley took on the second day are more than his fellow Lancastrians put together.

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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.

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Lancaster Sound lance

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