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