Anglo-Norman

[ang-gloh-nawr-muh n]

adjective

pertaining to the period, 1066–1154, when England was ruled by Normans.
of or relating to Anglo-Normans or the Anglo-Norman dialect.

noun

a Norman who settled in England after 1066, or a descendant of one.
Anglo-French(def 3).

Origin of Anglo-Norman

First recorded in 1725–35

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Historical Examples of anglo-norman

This was its state through the Anglo-Norman and Plantagenet reigns.
The Town
Leigh Hunt
This was a Cromwellian modification of the Anglo-Norman oath.
The Quest for a Lost Race
Thomas E. Pickett
But there was always a tendency to lawlessness wherever the Anglo-Norman went.
The Quest for a Lost Race
Thomas E. Pickett
Anglo-Norman and Celt, feudalist and tribesman, alike were Catholics.
Irish History and the Irish Question
Goldwin Smith
Perhaps the Anglo-Norman fault had ramifications in the affected areas?
The Tremendous Event
Maurice Leblanc

British Dictionary definitions for anglo-norman

Anglo-Norman

adjective

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

noun

a Norman inhabitant of England after 1066
the Anglo-French language

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