baconian

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: Ba=co=ni=an

CIDE DICTIONARY

baconian, a. 

 Of or pertaining to Lord Francis Bacon, or to his system of philosophy.  [1913 Webster]

baconian, n. 

•  One who adheres to the philosophy of Lord Bacon.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
•  One who maintains that Lord Bacon is the author of the works commonly attributed to Shakespeare.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Baconian method, the inductive method. See Induction.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

baconian, adj. & n.
--adj. of or relating to the English philosopher Sir Francis Bacon (d. 1626), or to his inductive method of reasoning and philosophy.
--n.
1 a supporter of the view that Bacon was the author of Shakespeare's plays.
2 a follower of Bacon.