Lancaster
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 兰开斯特（美国成市）
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 Lancaster
- 源自 ←古英语
词源说明
From Middle English Lancaster, Loncastre, the name of the Roman fort on the River Lune, from Lune + the Old English suffix ceaster (“town”), found in many placenames.
释义（英文）
专有名词 Proper noun
- A habitational surname from Old English.
- The House of Lancaster, a dynasty of English kings and one of the opposing factions involved in the 15th century Wars of the Roses. The name comes from the fact that its members were descended from John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster; their symbol was a red rose.
- A royal duchy, historically in Lancashire but now comprising an expansive real estate portfolio, held by the monarch of the United Kingdom.
- The City of Lancaster, a city and local government district with borough status (and city status) in Lancashire in North West England. Its main settlement is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status. (