n.
Pronunciation: ' gu ̇ s- ˌ täv
Variant: or Gus · ta · vus \ ( ˌ )g ə - ' st ā -v ə s, - ' stä- \
Function: biographical name
name of 6 kings of Sweden, the first 4 of the Vasa dynasty: I ( Gustav Eriksson ) 1496?-1560 (reigned 1523-60); II ( Gustav Adolph ) 1594-1632 (reigned 1611-32); III 1746-1792 (reigned 1771-92); IV ( Gustav Adolph ) 1778-1837 (reigned 1792-1809); V 1858-1950 (reigned 1907-50); VI ( Gustav Adolph ) 1882-1973 (reigned 1950-73)