frounter
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French fronter, ultimately from Latin frōns.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
frounter (plural frounters) (Late Middle English, rare)
- a frontier or borderland
- a fort located upon the borderland
- the vanguard of a military force
- a tapestry over another tapestry over an altar
- a building’s frontispiece
- armor for the forehead of an equine
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “frǒuntēr, -iēr, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.