"auctour" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: auctours [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} auctour (plural auctours)
  1. Obsolete form of author. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: author
    Sense id: en-auctour-en-noun-XM0LRZNX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /au̯ˈtuːr/, /au̯kˈtuːr/, /au̯ˈtoːr/, /ˈau̯tər/ Forms: auctours [plural]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman autour, from Latin auctor. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|xno|autour}} Anglo-Norman autour, {{der|enm|la|auctor}} Latin auctor Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} auctour, {{enm-noun}} auctour (plural auctours)
  1. A creator or author; the person who authors something; especially used to refer to God. Categories (topical): Occupations, People, Writing
    Sense id: en-auctour-enm-noun-7vXjIiUj Disambiguation of Occupations: 40 12 17 15 16 Disambiguation of People: 24 9 28 28 12 Disambiguation of Writing: 65 10 15 3 7 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 12 68 1 10 3 5 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 66 2 10 4 6
  2. An author or writer; someone who authors a written work.
    Sense id: en-auctour-enm-noun-ihkcH5VD
  3. A establisher or founder; the person who establishes something. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-auctour-enm-noun-6-VDc1z2 Disambiguation of People: 24 9 28 28 12
  4. A person or people who act as a trusted source. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-auctour-enm-noun-N5rZrv~- Disambiguation of People: 24 9 28 28 12
  5. (rare, law) A person who makes a legal accusation. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Law, People
    Sense id: en-auctour-enm-noun-lBHVVHmv Disambiguation of People: 24 9 28 28 12 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: auctor, autor, autour, author, auther Related terms: auctorite

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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