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English > 1 sense of the expression House of York:
NOUNgroupHouse of York, Yorkthe English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485
English > House of York: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningThe English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose.
SynonymYork
MembersRichard IIIKing of England from 1483 to 1485
BroaderdynastyA sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
royalty, royal family, royal line, royal houseroyal persons collectively