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Of or pertaining to the English and Normans, or to the Normans who settled in England.
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One of the English Normans, or the Normans who conquered England.
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the French (Norman) language used in medieval England.
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form of French spoken by the Norman conquerors of England; also referred to as Norman French
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The term for a variety of Old French spoken in aristocratic circles in England between 1066 and c 1475-1500 and written down in literary works, official documents and religious writings. From the early 13th C it began to give way to Middle English.
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The Anglo-Normans were the descendants of the Normans who ruled England following the conquest by William of Normandy in 1066. They spoke the Anglo-Norman language. Following the Battle of Hastings, the invading Normans and their descendants formed a distinct population in England.
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