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Where does “assailour” come from?

assailour (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman assaillour.

assailour (Middle English): A enemy combatant; A rebuker or scolder

Definitions

  1. A enemy combatant; A rebuker or scolder

Ancestry of “assailour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanassaillour—

Words derived from “assailour”

  • assailer
Every word from Anglo-Norman assaillour →