Almoravid

noun

Al·​mo·​ra·​vid

ˌalməˈrävə̇d,

alˈmōrəv-

variants or Almoravide

ˌ⸗⸗ˈ⸗və̇d,

⸗ˈ⸗⸗ˌvīd

plural -s

: a member of a Muslim dynasty of North Africa that flourished 1049–1145, led a religious reform along orthodox Islamic lines, and established political dominance over northwestern Africa and Spain

Word History

Etymology

Arabic al-murābiṭ literally, the inhabitant of a fortified convent

First Known Use

1676, in the meaning defined above

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