I. müˈtheˌhär noun
( plural mudeja·res -_hä(ˌ)rās)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Spanish mudéjar, from Arabic mudajjan, literally, allowed to remain
: a Muslim living under a Christian king especially during the 8th to 11th centuries but retaining his religion, laws, and customs
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Mudejars and especially of their architecture
cloisters separated from green gardens and fountains by delicate Gothic tracery or Mudejar colonnades — S.E.Morison