auctour
Middle English
Alternative forms
- auctor, autor, autour, author, auther
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman autour, form Latin auctor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /au̯ˈtuːr/, /au̯kˈtuːr/, /au̯ˈtoːr/, /ˈau̯tər/
Noun
auctour (plural auctours)
- A creator or author; the person who authors something; especially used to refer to God.
- An author or writer; someone who authors a written work.
- A establisher or founder; the person who establishes something.
- A person or people who act as a trusted source.
- (rare, law) A person who makes a legal accusation.
Related terms
- auctorite
Descendants
- English: author
- Scots: author
References
- “auctǒur (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-30.