"rere-supper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rere-suppers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English rere soper, reresoper, reresouper, from Anglo-Norman rere super, from rere (“rear”) + super (“supper”). Later often assimilated to rere + supper. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|rere soper,reresoper,reresouper}} Middle English rere soper, reresoper, reresouper, {{der|en|xno|rere super}} Anglo-Norman rere super, {{compound|en|rere|supper}} rere + supper Head templates: {{en-noun}} rere-supper (plural rere-suppers)
  1. (obsolete) A late supper; a meal eaten at night. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-rere-supper-en-noun-A22SAWqn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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