auncessour

Middle English

Alternative forms

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌa(u̯)nsəˈsuːr/, /ˈa(u̯)nsəsur/

Noun

auncessour (plural auncessours)

  1. (rare) An ancestor or progenitor; someone that a person is descended from.
    Synonym: auncestre (more common)

References

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