Hanoverian

English

Etymology

Hanover +‎ -ian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪɹiən

Adjective

Hanoverian (comparative more Hanoverian, superlative most Hanoverian)

1. Of or from Hanover.

   the Hanoverian brown rat

2. Of or from the House of Hanover, a German royal dynasty.

Derived terms

• Hanoverian rat

 

Noun

Hanoverian (plural Hanoverians)

1. Someone of or from Hanover.
2. Someone from the House of Hanover.
3. A supporter of the House of Hanover.
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, chapter II, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volumes (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."