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

Archaeologists believe they have found the site of a 12th Century monastery near Downpatrick, County Down, that was destroyed in 1177 by the Anglo-Norman knight John de Courcy.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2025

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

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

Who can assure us whether this Anglo-Norman poetess gathered her old tales, for such she calls them, in the French Britain or the English Britain, where she always resided?

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac