transgressour

English edit

Noun edit

transgressour (plural transgressours)

Obsolete form of transgressor.

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

transgresor, transgressor, transgressoure

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /transˈɡrɛsur/

Noun edit

transgressour (plural transgressours) (chiefly Late Middle English)

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

Descendants edit

English: transgressor

References edit

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

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