comaundour
Middle English
Alternative forms
- comaunder, comandour, comandur, comander, commaundour, commaundur, commaunder, commawndour, commawnder
Etymology
From Old French comandeor; equivalent to comaunden + -our.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˌmau̯nˈduːr/, /kuˈmau̯ndur/, /kuˈmau̯ndər/, /kɔ-/, /-mand-/
Noun
comaundour (plural comaundoures)
- commander, leader, director
- (rare) decision-maker
- (rare) guide, educator
Descendants
- English: commander
References
- “com(m)aundǒur, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2020-01-12.