"capoun" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /kaˈpuːn/, /ˈkapun/, /ˈkapən/, /t͡ʃ-/, /ˈkaːpun/, /ˈkaːpən/, /t͡ʃ-/ [possibly] (note: with early stress shift allowing open-syllable lengthening) Forms: capouns [plural], capen [alternative], capon [alternative], chapon [alternative], chapoun [alternative], kapoun [alternative], capun [alternative, Early-Middle-English], capwn [alternative, Late-Middle-English], kapon [alternative, Late-Middle-English]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English capūn, from Old Northern French capon, from Latin capo (Late Latin *cappo). Forms with /t͡ʃ-/ are readjusted after central Old French chapon. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|capūn|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English capūn, {{inh+|enm|ang|capūn}} Inherited from Old English capūn, {{der|enm|fro-nor|capon}} Old Northern French capon, {{der|enm|la|capo}} Latin capo, {{m+|la-lat|*cappo}} Late Latin *cappo, {{cog|fro|chapon}} Old French chapon Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} capoun, {{enm-noun|capouns}} capoun (plural capouns)
  1. A capon; a cooked, castrated cockerel.
    Sense id: en-capoun-enm-noun-bGE0NqPR Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Male animals, Meats Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Male animals: 50 50 Disambiguation of Meats: 49 51
  2. (rare) A eunuch; a castrated human. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-capoun-enm-noun-jNO4Q7x5 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Male animals, Meats Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Male animals: 50 50 Disambiguation of Meats: 49 51

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(rare) A eunuch; a castrated human."
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