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Lusitan

/ˈluːsɪtən/

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Borrowed from Latin Lūsītānus.

noun Lusitans

A native or inhabitant of Lusitania; a Portuguese. The king alſo our grandfather (when he had by his letters complained of that iniurie to the king of Portingale, and had not much profited) gaue foorth letters of marque, that is, he gaue authoritie to Iohn & Robert Barton, brothers & heires to that Iohn, which was maiſter of that ſhip ſo caried away
Similar: Lusitanian

adjective more Lusitan · most Lusitan

Of, from or relating to Lusitania; Portuguese. [...] all which was done in the ſight of the reſt of the Luſitan ſhips, which at the ſame time did also looſe out of that hauen to paſſe into Portingale.
Similar: Lusitanic, Lusitanian

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@misc{lusitan_2026,
  title = {Lusitan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lusitan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}