Briton

Definition

An inhabitant of Great Britain, particularly (historical) a Celt from the area of Roman Britain or (obsolete) a Welshman; a British person.

Etymology

From Old French Breton, from Latin Brittō. Doublet of Breton and Brython.

Example Sentences

• "At last the Saxons had killed nearly all the Britons, and the few who remained took refuge in the mountains, in that part of the country which we now call Wales, and in Cornwall."
• "He writhed for twenty minutes under the flowery and eulogistic periods of the president, and rose himself in the state of confused indignation which the Briton feels when he is publicly approved."
• "The ancient Britons were particularly fond of Anglesey, which the Romans knew as Mona."