Anglo-Norman
[ang-gloh-nawr-muh n]
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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.
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Origin of Anglo-Norman
First recorded in 1725–35
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