Normanization

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noun

The process of Normanizing, especially in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest.

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Meanings

nounNormanization (uncountable)

alternative Normanisation

  1. uncountableThe process of Normanizing, especially in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest.

    The only effective barrier to the full Normanization of England was Earl Godwin, who lived to regret his choice of Edward for the throne.

    1986, Robert Tarbell Oliver, The Influence of Rhetoric in the Shaping of Great Britain, page 43
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    By c. 1200, therefore, Clydesdale was predominantly a land of 'French' local lordship; it is a remarkably clear-cut case of 'Normanization'.

    2007, Huw Pryce, John Watts, R. R. Davies, Power and Identity in the Middle Ages, page 105

    Yet despite the ways in which Normanization also entailed anglicization, David was also determined to maintain the traditional independence of the Scottish Church.

    2011, David Allan, The History of Scotland, page 1282

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