transgressour

English

Noun

transgressour (plural transgressours)

1. Obsolete form of transgressor.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• transgresor, transgressor, transgressoure

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman transgressour, from Latin transgressor. Compare transgressioun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /transˈɡrɛsur/

Noun

transgressour (plural transgressours) (chiefly Late Middle English)

1. A sinner; an evildoer.
2. A criminal; a lawbreaker.

Descendants

• English: transgressor

References

• “transgressǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.