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nounthe family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485
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- york the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
- henry ii first Plantagenet King of England; instituted judicial and financial reforms; quarreled with archbishop Becket concerning the authority of the Crown over the church (1133-1189)
- house of york the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose