Mudéjar

(mo͞o-Þĕˈhär)

noun pl. Mu·déja·res (-hä-rĕsˌ)

A Muslim who remained in Spain after it had been reconquered by the Christians in the Middle Ages.

adjective

Of or relating to a style of Spanish architecture of the 13th to the 16th century, combining Moorish and Gothic forms.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish

Origin: , from Arabic mudajjan, permitted to remain, Mudéjar

Origin: , passive participle of dajjana, to allow to remain

Origin: , from dajana, to remain, stay; see dgn in Semitic roots

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