Nasrids

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

A dynasty of Muslim rulers who governed the Emirate of Granada in Spain during the late Middle Ages ; members or descendants of this ruling family known for their architectural achievements and political influence during the Reconquista period ; pertaining to the era, art, or culture associated with this southeastern Iberian kingdom and its last Muslim dynasty
Referring to the last Muslim dynasty that controlled Granada, notable for their elaborate palaces and resistance against Christian reconquest ; individuals belonging to this ruling house which exemplified the final phase of Moorish Spain’s political history ; relating to the distinctive cultural and artistic developments under this historic Sultanate in southern Spain
Denoting the influential Nasrid family that led the Emirate of Granada from the 13th to 15th centuries, remembered for their sophisticated architecture ; persons connected with the dynasty that represented the final Islamic stronghold in Spain ; associated with the specific style, political regime, or heritage left by the last Moorish rulers of the Iberian Peninsula

Etymology: The Nasrids were the dynasty that ruled the Emirate of Granada in southern Spain from the mid-13th century until 1492, when Muhammad XII surrendered the city to the Catholic Monarchs. The name comes from Nasr, the founder's name: Muhammad ibn Yusuf ibn Nasr, who established the Nasrid rule in 1238. The English word is a plural of "Nasrid", which is itself built from "Nasr" plus the suffix "-id", a common English-style ending that marks membership of a family or dynasty, as in "Hashemite" or "Ottoman" words formed from a founding name. Because the dynasty took its name from a single founder, the plural "Nasrids" simply refers to the members of that family line taken together, and the singular "Nasrid" refers to any one of them. The same pattern gives "Umayyad" and "Abbasid" for other Arabic-speaking dynasties, though those are formed through different spellings and suffixes.