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.
2. Anglo-French ( def 3 ).

Anglo-Norman

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Anglo-Norman¹

First recorded in 1725–35

Example Sentences

Arcatures occur in Anglo-Norman churches of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.

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From this period, during the reigns of the Anglo-Norman Sovereigns, it continues to be occasionally noticed.

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Her language, however, shows little trace of Anglo-Norman provincialism.

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Lisieux choir, however, avoided what was to become an excessive complication of parts in the Anglo-Norman school.

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There is a whole literature of these romans d'aventure in the Anglo-Norman dialect of French.

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