Hasmonean


Has•mo•ne•an

or Has•mo•nae•an

(ˌhæz məˈni ən)

n. a member of a Jewish priestly family in Judea in the 1st and 2nd centuries b.c. that included the Maccabees. [1610–20; variant (with h- < Hebrew ḥ) of Asmonean < Late Latin Asmōnae(us) (< Greek Asmṓnaios) + -an1]