A 1521 Baza decree may contain an early use of the word morisco

Evidence

Apart from its intrinsic interest, this bylaw provides a possible though not unambiguous early attestation of the use of the word morisco in the sense of morisco (2) discussed in the previous chapter. — L. P. Harvey, Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, 277

Categorization

• DEFINE: Offers an early datable attestation of the evolving lexical sense of ‘morisco.’