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Visigoth

(viz′ə gät̸h′, -gôt̸h′)

noun

a member of the western branch of the Goths that invaded the Roman Empire late in the 4th cent. and set up a kingdom in France and in Spain

Origin: LL Visigothi, pl. < visi- (< Gmc base of uncert. meaning) + Gothi, Goths

Related Forms:

Visigothic adjective

See Visigoth in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A member of the western Goths that invaded the Roman Empire in the fourth century A.D. and settled in France and Spain, establishing a monarchy that lasted until the early eighth century.

Origin:

Origin: Late Latin Visigothī, the Visigoths; see wes-pero- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

Visˌi·gothˈic adjective

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