Abbadid

noun

Ab·​bad·​id

ˈabədəd,

-(ˌ)did

plural -s

: a member of a Muslim dynasty that ruled at Seville from 1023 to 1091

Word History

Etymology

Abū al-Qāsim Muḥammad bin ʽAbbād †1042 founder of the dynasty + -id entry 1

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

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