henry vii

1. 1.

   King of the Germans and Holy Roman Emperor (1275-1313)

   BroaderKing of the GermansHoly Roman Emperor
2. 2.

   first Tudor king of England from 1485 to 1509; head of the house of Lancaster in the War of the Roses; defeated Richard III at Bosworth Field and was proclaimed king; married the daughter of Edward IV and so united the houses of York and Lancaster (1457-1509)

   SynonymsHenry Tudor

   BroaderKing of England

   Part ofTudor

Questions about henry vii

What does henry vii mean?

henry vii means "King of the Germans and Holy Roman Emperor (1275-1313)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for henry vii?

Close synonyms include Henry Tudor. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is henry vii a common word?

henry vii is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.