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  southron

  noun

  southerner.
• Southron
  Southron

  noun

  a Southerner, esp an Englishman

southron

American  

[suhth-ruhn] / ˈsʌð rən /

noun

1. Southern U.S. southerner.

2. (usually initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of England.

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Southron British  

/ ˈsʌðrən /

noun

1. a Southerner, esp an Englishman

2. the English language as spoken in England

3. dialect an inhabitant of the South, esp at the time of the Civil War

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adjective

1. of or relating to the South or to England

Etymology

Origin of southron

1425–75; late Middle English; earlier southren (variant of southern ), modeled on Saxon, Briton, etc.

Example Sentences

“I was captured prisoner by the blackhearted, southron, faithless King of the Dragon, and then, in spite of it that she had three beautiful daughters already whatever.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Stannis was a deliberate commander, and his host was a half-digested stew of clansmen, southron knights, king’s men and queen’s men, salted with a few northern lords.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Or perhaps they just hate to waste good southron wine.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

"Septa Mordane says I have to do it all over. My things weren't properly folded, she says. A proper southron lady doesn't just throw her clothes inside her chest like old rags, she says."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

I am no southron lady, he could hear her say, but a woman of the free folk.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin