elizabeth > define

noun

• Daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-. )
  • usage: "Elizabeth II is the head of state in Great Britain"
  • synonyms: Elizabeth II
• Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary genius (1533-1603. ).
  • synonyms: Elizabeth I

• Biblical: From Elisabet, the Greek form of the Hebrew name Elisheba meaning "my God is an oath" or perhaps "my God is abundance"
• Hebrew: My God is bountiful;God of plenty. Elizabeth was mother of John the Baptist in the bible. In England Queen Elizabeth I and II.One of the most frequently used names in England
• Arthurian Legend: Sister of Mark