Hanoverian
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɪɹiən
Adjective
[edit]Hanoverian (comparative more Hanoverian, superlative most Hanoverian)
- Of or from Hanover.
- the Hanoverian brown rat
- Of or from the House of Hanover, a German royal dynasty.
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]Hanoverian (plural Hanoverians)
- Someone of or from Hanover.
- Someone from the House of Hanover.
- A supporter of the House of Hanover.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, chapter II, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book VI:
- " […] I had rather be anything than a courtier, and a Presbyterian, and a Hanoverian too, as some people, I believe, are."