"avauntour" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Forms: avauntours [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French avanteur or avantour; equivalent to avaunten + -our. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|avanteur}} Borrowed from Old French avanteur, {{af|enm|avaunten|-our}} avaunten + -our Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} avauntour, {{enm-noun}} avauntour (plural avauntours)
  1. one who avaunts or boasts Synonyms: avaunter

Inflected forms

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