a member of the western group of the Goths, who were driven into the Balkans in the late 4th century ad. Moving on, they sacked Rome (410) and established a kingdom in present-day Spain and S France that lasted until 711
Derived forms
Visigothic (ˌVisiˈgothic)
adjective
Word origin
C17: from Late Latin Visigothī (pl), of Germanic origin, visi- perhaps meaning: west
Visigoth in American English
(ˈvɪzəˌgɑθ; ˈvɪzəˌgɔθ)
noun
a member of the western branch of the Goths that invaded the Roman Empire late in the 4th cent. a.d. and set up a kingdom in France and in Spain
Derived forms
Visigothic (ˌVisiˈgothic)
adjective
Word origin
LL Visigothi, pl. < visi- (< Gmc base of uncert. meaning) + Gothi, Goths
Examples of 'Visigoth' in a sentence
Visigoth
He proceeded directly from crawling to running, and now leaves a trail of destruction in his wake, like a tiny Visigoth.