Morisco
Americanadjective
noun
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Moriscos,
plural
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Moriscoes
plural
noun
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a Spanish Moor
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a morris dance
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Morisco
1540–50; < Spanish, equivalent to Mor ( o ) Moor + -isco adj. suffix
Example Sentences
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Nor, though the Morisco king had retired to rest, did the guard oppose any difficulty to their passing into his dwelling.
From History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies by William Hickling Prescott
We have now reached the last days of the Morisco rule in Seville.
From The Story of Seville by C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley
In the sacristy there are some splendid azulejos, which formed part of the old Morisco mosque.
From The Story of Seville by C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley
Yet their discontent was expressed in more audacious terms than usual at the protection afforded by their commander to the Morisco women, of whom there were more than two thousand in the place.
From History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies by William Hickling Prescott
The severer pencil of Mendoza does not disdain the same warm colouring for the portrait of the Morisco beauty.—Guerra de Granada, p.
From History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies by William Hickling Prescott
General—The King will give thee freedom and safe passage to Africa if thou wilt but place in his hands the plans of those Moriscoes who head this uprising.
From Six One-Act Plays by Margaret Scott Oliver
Another feature, not the least striking in the case, is the apathy shown by contemporary writers,—men who on more than one occasion have been willing to testify their sympathy for the sufferings of the Moriscoes.
From History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies by William Hickling Prescott
Of all the Moriscoes only two had escaped,—the father and brother of Aben-Humeya, over whom a guard had been especially set.
From History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies by William Hickling Prescott
It seems to have given little uneasiness to Deza, who had anticipated some such attempt from the turbulent spirit of the Moriscoes.
From History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies by William Hickling Prescott
Ibn Obeid, the chief of the Moriscoes, favoured Fernando's scheme, and allowed the King to enter the city to search for the remains of Justus.
From The Story of Seville by C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley
But some Sunnis also practiced taqiyya, particularly the Moriscos, Muslims who were forced to convert to Catholicism in Spain during the 1500s.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2015
Only in his flamenco-flavored encore, Manuel Serrapi's "Aires Moriscos," could Moreno coax a richer, more resonant timbre from his instrument.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2015
The Moriscos had destroyed the bridge, and only a few tottering planks remained, by which a venturesome scout might cross if needful.
From The Moors in Spain by Stanley Lane-Poole
Later the Moriscos or christened Moors supplied the largest number of victims.
From The Age of the Reformation by Preserved Smith
The duke of Gandia in Spain owned estates peopled by 60,000 Moriscos and yielding a princely revenue.
From The Age of the Reformation by Preserved Smith
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