1. (medieval Spain and Portugal) a Jew or Moor who professed to convert to Christianity in order to avoid persecution or expulsion

Type of: convert

Encyclopedia: Converso

• orthodox sleep
• orthodoxy
• orthoepist
• orthoepy
• orthogenesis
• orthogonal
• orthogonal opposition
• orthogonality
• orthogonally
• orthographic
• orthographical
• orthographically
• orthography
• orthology
• orthomolecular
• orthomorphic projection
• orthomyxovirus
• orthonormal
• orthopaedic
• orthopaedics
• orthopaedist
• orthopedic
• orthopedical
• orthopedics
• orthopedist