"actour" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: actours [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} actour (plural actours)
  1. Obsolete spelling of actor Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: actor
    Sense id: en-actour-en-noun-05AkVfwq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /akˈtuːr/, /ˈaktur/
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin āctōr; equivalent to act + -our. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|enm|la|āctōr|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin āctōr, {{bor+|enm|la|āctōr}} Borrowed from Latin āctōr, {{af|enm|act|-our}} act + -our Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} actour
  1. An actor, doer (one who or that which does) Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-actour-enm-noun-ERODeXTV
  2. (law) A plaintiff Tags: rare Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-actour-enm-noun-Z0uZJhiZ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -our Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 29 28 43 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -our: 23 27 50 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: actor, actorr

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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