HyperDic: elizabeth_i

English > 1 sense of the expression Elizabeth I:
NOUNperson Elizabeth I, ElizabethQueen of England from 1558 to 1603
English > Elizabeth I: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningQueen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary genius (1533-1603).
SynonymElizabeth
Instance ofQueen of EnglandThe sovereign ruler of England
Member ofTudor, House of TudorAn English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor
SpanishIsabel I
CatalanElisabet I, Elizabeth I, Isabel I
AdjectivesElizabethanof or relating to Elizabeth I of England or to the age in which she ruled as queen

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