Anglo-Norman
Americanadjective
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pertaining to the period, 1066–1154, when England was ruled by Normans.
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of or relating to Anglo-Normans or the Anglo-Norman dialect.
noun
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a Norman who settled in England after 1066, or a descendant of one.
adjective
noun
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a Norman inhabitant of England after 1066
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the Anglo-French language
Etymology
Origin of Anglo-Norman
First recorded in 1725–35
Example Sentences
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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
French dictionaries trace "empêcher", meaning to prevent or hinder, back to an Anglo-Norman Psalter of the 12th Century.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2016
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 conclusion would seem to be that the atmosphere of the island so contaminated the Anglo-Norman settlers that they exchanged reason for fantastic inconsequence, and replaced self-interest by an insanity of “patriotism.”
From The New Irish Constitution by J. H. Morgan
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