Anglo-Norman

[ ang-gloh-nawr-muhn ]

adjective
  1. pertaining to the period, 1066–1154, when England was ruled by Normans.

  2. of or relating to Anglo-Normans or the Anglo-Norman dialect.

noun
  1. a Norman who settled in England after 1066, or a descendant of one.

Origin of Anglo-Norman

1
First recorded in 1725–35

Words Nearby Anglo-Norman

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British Dictionary definitions for Anglo-Norman

Anglo-Norman

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adjective
  1. relating to the Norman conquerors of England, their society, or their language

noun
  1. a Norman inhabitant of England after 1066

  2. the Anglo-French language

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