Normanism
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A Norman idiom; a custom or expression peculiar to the Normans. countable, uncountable
"But now we have Germanism enough to make us Philistines, and Normanism enough to make us imperious"
- 2 The (mainstream) belief that Kievan Rus was established by the Varangians. uncountable
Example
More examples"But now we have Germanism enough to make us Philistines, and Normanism enough to make us imperious"
Etymology
From Norman + -ism.