\Teu*ton"ic\, a. [L. Teutonicus, from Teutoni, or
Teutones. See {Teuton}.]
1. Of or pertaining to the Teutons, esp. the ancient Teutons;
   Germanic.
2. Of or pertaining to any of the Teutonic languages, or the
   peoples who speak these languages.
{Teutonic languages}, a group of languages forming a division
   of the Indo-European, or Aryan, family, and embracing the
   High German, Low German, Gothic, and Scandinavian dialects
   and languages.
{Teutonic order}, a military religious order of knights,
   established toward the close of the twelfth century, in
   imitation of the Templars and Hospitalers, and composed
   chiefly of Teutons, or Germans. The order rapidly
   increased in numbers and strength till it became master of
   all Prussia, Livonia, and Pomerania. In its decay it was
   abolished by Napoleon; but it has been revived as an
   honorary order.

\Teu*ton"ic\, n.
The language of the ancient Germans; the Teutonic languages,
collectively.