adj. & n. hist.
--adj.
1. of, characteristic of, or associated with the royal family of England ruling 1485-1603 or this period.
2 of or relating to the architectural style of this period, esp. with half-timbering and elaborately decorated houses.
--n. a member of the Tudor royal family.
Phrases and idioms:
Tudor rose (in late Perpendicular decoration) a conventional five-lobed figure of a rose esp. a red rose encircling a white one.
Etymology: Owen Tudor of Wales, grandfather of Henry VII