The House of Plantagenet
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Henry II and the English kings descended in the direct male line from him, viz.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “The House of Plantagenet” mean?
Henry II and the English kings descended in the direct male line from him, viz.
Is “The House of Plantagenet” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.