frounter

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French fronter, ultimately from Latin frōns.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /frunˈteːr/, /ˈfruntər/

Noun

frounter (plural frounters) (Late Middle English, rare)

  1. a frontier or borderland
  2. a fort located upon the borderland
  3. the vanguard of a military force
  4. a tapestry over another tapestry over an altar
  5. a building’s frontispiece
  6. armor for the forehead of an equine

Descendants

  • English: frontier
  • Scots: fronter (obsolete)

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