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Mudéjar
[moo-the-hah
noun
plural
Mudéjaresa Muslim permitted to remain in Spain after the Christian reconquest, especially during the 8th to the 13th centuries.
adjective
of or relating to a style of Spanish architecture from the 13th to 16th centuries, a fusion of Romanesque and Gothic with Arabic.
Mudéjar
/ muˈðɛxar /
noun
medieval history a Spanish Moor, esp one permitted to stay in Spain after the Christian reconquest
adjective
of or relating to a style of architecture orginated by Mudéjares
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Mudéjar1
1860–65; < Spanish < Arabic muddajjan permitted to stay
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Mudéjar1
from Arabic mudajjan one permitted to remain
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