Gloriana
The origin and history of Gloriana.
Etymology
Coined by the poet Edmund Spenser in his poem "The Faerie Queene" (1590) to represent Elizabeth I, built from Latin gloria ("glory") plus a suffix meaning "pertaining to."
Class of 1590
Gloriana first entered the language around 1590. Other words from the same year:
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