First Known Use: 13th century
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Saxon
noun Sax·on \ˈsak-sən\
: a member of the Germanic people who entered and conquered England in the fifth century A.D.
Full Definition of SAXON
1
a (1) : a member of a Germanic people that entered and conquered England with the Angles and Jutes in the fifth century a.d. and merged with them to form the Anglo-Saxon people (2) : an Englishman or lowlander as distinguished from a Welshman, Irishman, or Highlander b : a native or inhabitant of Saxony
2
a : the Germanic language or dialect of any of the Saxon peoples b : the Germanic element in the English language especially as distinguished from the French and Latin
— Saxon adjective
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Origin of SAXON
Middle English, from Late Latin Saxones Saxons, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English Seaxan Saxons
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