English

Noun

Plantagenet ‎(plural Plantagenets)

1. (historical) A member of the dynasty which held the English throne from 1154 to 1485. [from 16th c.]
   • 2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin 2012, p. 23:

     The last surviving Plantagenet prince descended in the male line, Edward earl of Warwick was a touchstone for Yorkist affections […] and Lincoln understood the galvanizing effect of Warwick's presence at the head of any uprising.