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Jacobean indicates the period of English history that coincides with the reign of James VI of Scotland (1603–1625):

• Jacobean era
• Jacobean architecture
• Jacobean literature
• Jacobean English (the language used in the King James Version of the Bible)

It is also used to refer to other things relating to the name James, notably the biblical Epistle of James.

Jacobean derives from the New Latin Jacobaeus, cognate with James and Jacob.

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Alternative spellings

• jacobean

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈdʒæk.əˌbi.ən/, SAMPA: /"dZ{k.@%bi.@n/

Etymology

From New Latin Jacobaeus

Adjective

Jacobean (comparative more Jacobean, superlative most Jacobean)

1. Relating to a Jacob or James.
2. Relating to or characteristic of the reign of James VI and I (of Scotland and England).

Translations

See also

• Jacobite
• Restoration
• Stuartian

Noun

Jacobean (plural Jacobeans)

1. A partisan of James I and of the House of Stuart.

See also

• Jacobian