Englishman

Englishman
Englishman O.E. Engliscman, from ENGLISH (Cf. English) (1) + MAN (Cf. man) (n.). Englishwoman is from c.1400. Englander "native of England" is from 1820; in some cases from Ger. Engländer.

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