Jacobean
adjective /ˌdʒækəˈbiːən/
/ˌdʒækəˈbiːən/
- connected with the time when James I (1603–25) was King of England
- Jacobean drama
CultureThe Jacobean period followed the Elizabethan period and is noted for its writers (for example William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and the metaphysical poets) as well as for its styles of architecture and furniture. The King James Version of the Bible was also produced during the Jacobean period.Oxford Collocations DictionaryJacobean is used with these nouns:- drama
- theatre
- tragedy
- …
Word Originmid 19th cent. (in use earlier with reference to St James): from modern Latin Jacobaeus (from ecclesiastical Latin Jacobus ‘James’, from Greek Iakōbos ‘Jacob’) + -an.