a saxon of britain, that is, an english saxon, or one the saxons who settled in england, as distinguished from a continental (or "old") saxon.-the teutonic people (angles, saxons, jutes) of england, or the english people, collectively, before the norman conquest.-the language of the english people before the conquest (sometimes called old english). see saxon.-one of the race or people who claim descent from the saxons, angles, or other teutonic tribes who settled in england; a person of english descent in its broadest sense.-of or pertaining to the anglo-saxons or their language.