/ang"gleuh siz'euhm/ , n. ( sometimes l.c. )
1. a Briticism.
2. the state of being English; characteristic English quality.
3. a word, idiom, or characteristic feature of the English language occurring in or borrowed by another language.
4. any custom, manner, idea, etc., characteristic of the English people.
[ 1635-45; Anglic ( us ) English + -ISM ]