Tudor
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Tudor
- /ˈtjuːdəː/ UK
- [ˈtʰjʊu̯dəː] UK
- /ˈt͡ʃuːdəː/ UK
- [ˈt͡ʃʰʊu̯dəː] UK
- /ˈtudɚ/ US
- [ˈtʰʊu̯dɚ] ~ [ˈtʰʊu̯dɹ̩] US
- /ˈtuɾɚ/ US
- [ˈtʰʊu̯ɾɚ] ~ [ˈtʰʊu̯ɾɹ̩] US
Sounds like tutor, tooter · Rhymes with -uːdə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Welsh Tudur (“Theodoric”), from Proto-Celtic *Toutorīxs, later adopted as the surname of a British royal family. Piecewise doublet of Theodoric, Theoderic, Terry, and Derek.
noun Tudors
- A monarch of the English royal family during the sixteenth century, specifically, King Henry VII and Henry VIII or one of his three children who ascended the throne.
- Anyone who lived in the Tudor era of England. The Tudors ate far more meat than we do today, and the king ate more than most.
- A style of dress popular in Britain during the sixteenth century.
adjective more Tudor · most Tudor
- Pertaining to the English monarchs of the sixteenth century.
- Pertaining to the period of English history ruled by King Henry VII, Henry VIII and the children of Henry VIII.
- In the style of English buildings of the sixteenth century; using exposed wooden beams on the exterior. A massive Tudor estate with a circular driveway, it looked more like an English finishing school than a home.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hart, theodore, stuart, craig, locke, ozp, teodor, teodoro, theodor, early-modern, elizabethan, henrician, half-timbered, tudor-style, mock-tudor, post-medieval
Translations
Talk about this word "Tudor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tudor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Tudor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tudor "Tudor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tudor.Cite this
@misc{tudor_2026,
title = {Tudor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tudor},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
