| Noun | 1. | York - the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose Synonyms: House of York |
YORK, STATUTE OF. The name of an English statute, passed 12 Edw. II., Anno Domini 1318, and so called because it was enacted at York. It contains many wise provisions and explanations of former statutes. Barr. on the Stat. 174. There were other statutes made at York in the reign of Edw. III., but they do not bear this name.
dynasty, House of York, Richard III, royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty