lancaster

lan-cas-ter · proper_noun

imported

Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    A city in Lancashire, England.

  2. 2.

    A surname derived from the place name.

  3. 3.

    The House of Lancaster; a branch of the English royal family in the 15th century.

Related words

See also: England, Yorkshire

Etymology

From Old English, meaning "Roman fort on the River Lune," from the Celtic river name Lune + Latin castrum ("fort").