Other Definitions jacobean (dict)
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JacobeanJacobean refers to a period in English history that coincides with the reign of James I (1603 – 1625). It is also used to refer to other things relating to the name James, notably the biblical Epistle of James. Jacobean is distinct from Jacobin, a faction in the French Revolution, and from Jacobian, a mathematical term. Jacobean derives from the New Latin Jacobaeus, cognate with James and Jacob. See Jacobean era.
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