Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Baconian

Baconian ({not transcribed}) , adjective

Of or pertaining to Lord Francis Bacon, or to his system of philosophy.

Baconian , noun

1.
One who adheres to the philosophy of Lord Bacon.
2.
One who maintains that Lord Bacon is the author of the works commonly attributed to Shakespeare.
Collocations (1)
Baconian method , the inductive method. See Induction.