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Briton

(brit′'n)

noun

a member of an early Celtic people living in S Britain at the time of the Roman invasion
a person born or living in Great Britain, esp. in England

Origin: ME < OFr Breton < L Brito, Britto; of Celt orig.: see British

See Briton in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A native or inhabitant of Great Britain.
One of a Celtic people inhabiting ancient Britain at the time of the Roman invasion.
A member of a Brittonic-speaking people.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English Britoun, Celt, Briton

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman Britun

Origin: , from Latin Brittonēs, Britons

Origin: , of Celtic origin

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