"turm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: turms [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English turmes pl, from Old French turme, from Latin turma (“troop, squadron, team”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|turmes|g=p}} Middle English turmes pl, {{der|en|fro|turme}} Old French turme, {{der|en|la|turma||troop, squadron, team}} Latin turma (“troop, squadron, team”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} turm (plural turms)
  1. (obsolete) A group of people, especially a military unit of cavalrymen. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Military units, People
    Sense id: en-turm-en-noun-XhIA-UC0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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