| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷dēən adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Philip Dormer Stanhope, fourth Earl of Chesterfield died 1773 English statesman & man of letters + English -ian
: of, relating to, or befitting the writings or the attitudes of Chesterfield, distinguished for his elegant manners and for his Letters to his son in which he expounded his principles of conduct said to reflect sharply the pragmatic morality of the age