noun
or has·mo·ne·an |hazmə|nēən ; or as·mo·nae·an or as·mo·ne·an |az-
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Late Latin Asmonaeus Hasmon, ancestor of the Maccabees (from Greek Asamōnaios ) + English -an
: a member of a dynasty or family of Jewish patriots to which the Maccabees belonged