saxon

n. 1 hist. A member of the germanic people that conquered parts of england in 5th6th c. B (usu. Old saxon) language of the saxons. 2 = *anglo-saxon. adj. 1 hist. Of the saxons. 2 = *anglo-saxon. [latin saxo -onis]

n. One of a nation or people who formerly dwelt in the northern part of Germany, and who, with other Teutonic tribes, invaded and conquered England in the fifth and sixth centuries.