Almoravid

[ al-muh-rah-vid, al-mawr-uh-, -mohr- ]

noun

1. a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa from 1056 to 1147.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Almoravid¹

< Spanish < Arabic al-murābit literally, the occupant of a fortified convent

Example Sentences

He led the Almoravids to victory at Valencia in 1102, when he was a sprightly 96 years old.

From The Guardian

The Almoravid princes who founded Marrakech came from the black desert of Senegal; themselves were leaders of wild hordes.

From Project Gutenberg

It was no longer the glorious city of the days before the Almoravid conquest.

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Finally he retired to the Almoravid court at Fez, where he was poisoned in 1138.

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Probably both things happened, since the Almoravids were in Spain; and no doubt the currents met and mingled.

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