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

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

The southron knights rode out in plate and mail, dinted and scarred by the battles they had fought, but still bright enough to glitter when they caught the rising sun.

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

“I had nae wish to kill! He was own cousin to the Orkneys! And think ye that the southron prig, him of the white shield, had before refused to ride with him!”

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

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

There was even a hint of warmth in the air as Jon Snow took a knee before this southron queen.

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