Etymograph

English

Whitgiftian

From Whitgift + -ian.

Formed from Whitgift + -ian

Old Norse gipt ‘gift, dowry’

English Whitgift

Today it means

adj Of or relating to John Whitgift (c.1530–1604), Archbishop of Canterbury from 1583, whose theological views were often controversial.

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Etymograph / Whitgiftian