braunche

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English

Noun

braunche (plural braunches)

  1. Obsolete form of branch.
    • 1530 January 27 (Gregorian calendar), W T, transl., (Tyndale Bible), Malborow , Hesse: Hans Luft , →OCLC, Exodus xxxvij:, folio LXX, recto:
      And on euery braun­che were iij. cuppes like vnto almondes, wyth knoppes and floures thorow out the ſixe bra­unches that proceded out of the candelſticke.

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French branche, brance, from Late Latin branca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrau̯nt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈbrant͡ʃ(ə)/

Noun

braunche (plural braunches)

  1. A branch (of a tree)
  2. Something dividing or extending like a branch.
  3. A lineage; the kin of someone.
  4. A descendant; a scion.
  5. (theology) A category of sin.
  6. (rare) A portion.

Descendants

  • English: branch
  • Scots: branch, brainch

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