gowne

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman goune.

Pronunciation

Noun

gowne (plural gownes)

  1. A gown or robe; a flowing overgarment.
  2. (specifically) A robe as a mark of office.

Descendants

  • English: gown (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: goun
  • Middle Welsh: gŵn

References

Old French

Noun

gowne oblique singularm (oblique plural gownes, nominative singular gownes, nominative plural gowne)

  1. Alternative form of goune