I. ə̇|lizə|bēthən, ē|- sometimes -beth- adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Elizabeth I died 1603 queen of England + English -an
1.
a. : of or relating to Queen Elizabeth I or her reign
the Elizabethan age
Elizabethan policy
b. : of or relating to the Elizabethan age or its culture (as its literature)
studies of Elizabethan idiom — C.W.Shumaker
Elizabethan sea power
an Elizabethan lyric
the Elizabethan climate of opinion
c. : of or relating to a style in women's clothing characterized especially by long pointed waists and standing collars
2.
[ Elizabeth II b 1926 queen of England + English -an ]
: of or relating to Queen Elizabeth II or her reign
II. noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
: an Englishman of the age of Elizabeth I ; specifically : an Elizabethan poet or dramatist
the intimate lyrics of the Elizabethans — George Steiner