Mozarabic

Variant of Mozarab

Mozarab definition

Moz·arab (mō zar′əb)

noun

any of the Spanish Christians who were permitted to practice their religion in a modified form during the period of Moorish rule

Etymology: Sp mozárabe < Ar mustaʿrib, would-be Arab

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