john | (n) youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216), Syn. John Lackland, King John |
大宪章 | [大 宪 章 / 大 憲 章] Magna Carta, contract forced on Norman king John of England in 1215 by his barons, subsequently viewed as a basis of constitutional government and human rights [Add to Longdo] |