ˌhərməˈnō(ˌ)nēz noun plural
or her·mi·o·nes -mēˈō-, -ˌmīˈō-
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin
: a division of ancient Teutons described by Tacitus as occupying central and eastern Germany and including interior tribes (as the Hermunduri, Heruli, Suevians, Quadi, Lombards, Vandals)