Elizabethan means belonging to or connected with England in the second half of the sixteenth century, when Elizabeth the First was Queen.
...Elizabethan England.
...the Elizabethan theatre.
Elizabethan in British English
(ɪˌlɪzəˈbiːθən)
adjective
1.
of, characteristic of, or relating to England or its culture in the age of Elizabeth I or to the United Kingdom or its culture in the age of Elizabeth II
2.
of, relating to, or designating a style of architecture used in England during the reign of Elizabeth I, characterized by moulded and sculptured ornament based on German and Flemish models
noun
3.
a person who lived in England during the reign of Elizabeth I
Elizabethan in American English
(iˌlɪzəˈbiθən; ɪˌlɪzəˈbiθən)
adjective
1.
of or characteristic of the time when Elizabeth I was queen of England
noun
2.
an English person, esp. a writer, of the time of Queen Elizabeth I
Examples of 'Elizabethan' in a sentence
Elizabethan
They were playing some kind of Elizabethan game on the grass and seemed unaware of her curiosity.
Barbara Erskine SANDS OF TIME (2003)
The Hall was a sprawling country house built in Elizabethan times.