Norman

[nawr-muh n]

noun

a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.

Also called Norman French. one of the mixed Scandinavian and French people who inhabited Normandy and conquered England in 1066.

a native or inhabitant of Normandy.

Norman French(def 1).

Jes·sye [jes-ee] /ˈdʒɛs i/, born 1945, U.S. operatic soprano.

a city in central Oklahoma.

a male given name.

adjective

of or relating to the Normans.

noting or pertaining to a variety of Romanesque architecture built by the Normans, especially in England after 1066.

Origin of Norman

1175–1225; Middle English < Old French Normant < Old Norse Northmathr Northman

Related formsnon-Nor·man, noun, adjectivepre-Nor·man, adjective, noun

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Contemporary Examples of norman

The remark comes to mind while reading The Selected Letters of Norman Mailer.
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Some, like Norman Mailer, adopted the cooler pose of being casually interested in the possibility.
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But while Norman sympathizes with the fear, he does not believe in its validity.
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Blood transfusions on the battlefield, pioneered by Canadian doctor Norman Bethune in the Spanish Civil War, saved many lives.
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Norman Lear had a crisis while filming All in the Family about people genuinely taking Archie Bunker as a role model.
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Historical Examples of norman

Inside there is a good deal of transitional Norman work to be seen.
Yorkshire Painted And Described
Gordon Home
The Norman hath a mangonel or a trabuch upon the forecastle.
The White Company
Arthur Conan Doyle
"'Tis the badge of Tete-noire, the Norman," cried a seaman-mariner.
The White Company
Arthur Conan Doyle
Norman towers were sometimes capped with spires in the thirteenth century.
English Villages
P. H. Ditchfield
The walls of Norman buildings are thick and massive, and are often faced with cut stone.
English Villages
P. H. Ditchfield

British Dictionary definitions for norman

Norman

noun

(in the Middle Ages) a member of the people of Normandy descended from the 10th-century Scandinavian conquerors of the country and the native French

a native or inhabitant of Normandy

another name for Norman French

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the Normans, esp the Norman kings of England, the Norman people living in England, or their dialect of French

of, relating to, or characteristic of Normandy or its inhabitants

denoting, relating to, or having the style of Romanesque architecture used in Britain from the Norman Conquest until the 12th century. It is characterized by the rounded arch, the groin vault, massive masonry walls, etc

Norman

noun

Greg. born 1955, Australian golfer: winner of the British Open (1986, 1993)

Jessye (ˈdʒɛsɪ). born 1945, US soprano: noted for her interpretations of Wagner and Mahler

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Word Origin and History for norman

Norman

c.1200, "one of the mixed Scandinavian-Frankish people who conquered England in 1066," from Old French Normanz, plural of Normand, Normant, literally "North man," from a Scandinavian word meaning "northman" (see Norse), in reference to the Scandinavian people who overran and occupied Normandy 10c. Later meaning "one of the Norman French who conquered England in 1066." As an adjective from 1580s. As a style of architecture, developed in Normandy and employed in England after the conquest, it is attested from 1797. Norseman (1817) is not historical and appears to be due to Scott.