Definitions for Morisco
məˈrɪs koʊmorisco

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. morisconoun

   A Moor.

2. morisconoun

   The Moorish-style of architecture

3. morisconoun

   A Muslim convert to Christianity

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Morisconoun

   A dancer of the morris or moorish dance.

   Etymology: morisco, Spanish.

   I have seen
   Him caper upright like a wild morisco,
   Shaking the bloody darts, as he his bells. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Morisco

   Moriscos (Spanish: [moˈɾiskos], Catalan: [muˈɾiskus]; Portuguese: mouriscos [mo(w)ˈɾiʃkuʃ]; Spanish for "Moorish") were former Muslims and their descendants whom the Roman Catholic Church and the Spanish Crown commanded to convert to Christianity or face compulsory exile after Spain outlawed the open practice of Islam by its sizeable Muslim population (termed mudéjar) in the early 16th century.The Unified Portuguese and Spanish monarchs mistrusted Moriscos and feared that they would prompt new invasions from the Ottoman Empire after the Fall of Constantinople. So between 1609 and 1614 they began to expel them systematically from the various kingdoms of the united realm. The most severe expulsions occurred in the eastern Kingdom of Valencia. The exact number of Moriscos present in Spain prior to expulsion is unknown and can only be guessed on the basis of official records of the edict of expulsion. Furthermore, the overall success of the expulsion is subject to academic debate, with estimates on the proportion of those who avoided expulsion or returned to Spain ranging from 5% to 40%. The large majority of those permanently expelled settled on the western fringe of the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Morocco. The last mass prosecution against Moriscos for crypto-Islamic practices occurred in Granada in 1727, with most of those convicted receiving relatively light sentences.In Spanish, morisco was also used in official colonial-era documentation in Spanish America to denote mixed-race castas: the children of relations between Spanish men and women of mixed African-European ancestry.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Moriscoadjective

   moresque

2. Morisconoun

   a thing of Moorish origin; as: (a) The Moorish language. (b) A Moorish dance, now called morris dance. Marston. (c) One who dances the Moorish dance. Shak. (d) Moresque decoration or architecture

3. Etymology: [Sp. See Morris the dance.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Morisco

   Moriscos were Muslims who decided to convert to Christianity rather than leave Spain and Portugal in the early 1500s. Over time the term was used in a pejorative sense applied to those nominal Catholics who were suspected of secretly practicing Islam. The Moriscos were eventually expelled from Spain between 1609 and 1614.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Morisco

   mo-ris′ko, n. the Moorish language: a Moorish dance or dancer: Moorish architecture: one of the Moors who remained in Spain after the fall of Granada in 1492.—adj. Moorish—(obs.) Morisk′.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MORISCO

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Morisco is ranked #145220 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Morisco surname appeared 114 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Morisco.
   
   78% or 89 total occurrences were White.
   21% or 24 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

How to pronounce Morisco?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Morisco in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Morisco in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Morisco in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Morisco
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Morisco
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morisco
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Morisco
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Morisco
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Morisco
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html