Moriscoes

Variant of Morisco

Morisco definition

Mo·risco (mō ris′kō, mə-)

adjective

Moorish

Etymology: Sp < Moro < L Maurus, Moor

noun pl. Moriscos -·cos or Moriscoes -·coes

a Moor of Spain, specif., one forced to convert to Christianity though often continuing to practice Islam secretly

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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