"auncessour" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌa(u̯)nsəˈsuːr/, /ˈa(u̯)nsəsur/ Forms: auncessours [plural], ancessoure [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman auncessour, from Latin antecessor, a compound of ante + cedo + -tor; thus a doublet of auncestre and antecessour. First attested in c. 1400. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|xno|auncessour}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman auncessour, {{der|enm|la|antecessor}} Latin antecessor, {{glossary|compound}} compound, {{com+|la|ante|cedo|-tor|nocap=1|nocat=1}} compound of ante + cedo + -tor, {{doublet|enm|auncestre|antecessour|nocap=1}} doublet of auncestre and antecessour, {{etydate|c|1400}} First attested in c. 1400 Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} auncessour, {{enm-noun|auncessours}} auncessour (plural auncessours)
  1. (rare) An ancestor or progenitor; someone that a person is descended from. Tags: rare Synonyms: auncestre
    Sense id: en-auncessour-enm-noun-n8SG2jZQ Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Family members

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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