Hagarenes
(3 syl.). The Moors are so called, being the supposed
descendants of Hagar, Abraham's bondwoman.
“San Diego ... hath often been seen conquering ... the Hagarene
squadrons.” —Cervantes: Don Quixote, part ii. book iv. 6.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Hagarenes from Fact Monster:
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