n. & adj.
--n.
1. a native or inhabitant of Normandy.
2 a descendant of the people of mixed Scandinavian and Frankish origin established there in the 10th c., who conquered England in 1066.
3 Norman French.
4 Archit. the style of Romanesque architecture found in Britain under the Normans.
5 any of the English kings from William I to Stephen.
--adj.
1. of or relating to the Normans.
2 of or relating to the Norman style of architecture.
Phrases and idioms:
Norman Conquest see CONQUEST. Norman English English as spoken or influenced by the Normans. Norman French French as spoken by the Normans or (after 1066) in English lawcourts.
Derivatives:
Normanesque adj. Normanism n. Normanize v.tr. & intr. (also -ise).
Etymology: OF Normans pl. of Normant f. ON Northmathr (as NORTH, MAN)