Anglo-Norman

American  

[ang-gloh-nawr-muhn] / ˈæŋ gloʊˈnɔr mən /

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.

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noun

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

2. Anglo-French.

Anglo-Norman British  

adjective

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

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noun

1. a Norman inhabitant of England after 1066

2. the Anglo-French language

Etymology

Origin of Anglo-Norman

First recorded in 1725–35

Example Sentences

At the appointed hour, the justices emerge from behind the curtain, clad in their black robes, as the marshal cries “oyez,” an archaic Anglo-Norman expression that calls the court into session.

From Slate • May 7, 2020

This first appearance, earlier than any known previous records, appears in 1357 as "prisonnier de guerre", using the Anglo-Norman language used in 14th Century courts.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2018

When I first started reading “Aucassin and Nicolette” or “The Lais of Marie de France” — written in Anglo-Norman in the 12th century — I fell under the spell the tales cast.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2011

The current issue of PPC, for instance, ponders "Court-bouillon, an early attestation in Anglo-Norman French?" while not being too grand to ask anxiously "Is slurping uncouth?"

From The Guardian • Jun. 18, 2010

The trade of Galway, which at the time of the Anglo-Norman invasion in the twelfth century was at zero, rapidly rose to a comparatively high figure in the fourteenth century.

From The South Isles of Aran by Burke, Oliver J.