ˈnɔ:mən 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. øNorman
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. øøNormanesque adj. Normanism n. Normanize v.tr. & intr. (also -ise). [OF Normans pl. of Normant f. ON Northmathr (as
NORTH, MAN)]