Saxon
noun
Sax·on ˈsak-sən 
1
a(1)
: a member of a Germanic people that entered and conquered England with the Angles and Jutes in the fifth century a.d. and merged with them to form the Anglo-Saxon people
(2)
: an Englishman or lowlander as distinguished from a Welshman, Irishman, or Highlander
b
: a native or inhabitant of Saxony
2
a
: the Germanic language or dialect of any of the Saxon peoples
b
: the Germanic element in the English language especially as distinguished from the French and Latin
Saxon adjective
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Late Latin Saxones Saxons, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English Seaxan Saxons
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)