tronchoun
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old French tronchon, from Late Latin *troncionem.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittronchoun (plural tronchouns)
- A fragment of something, especially a spear or lance.
- The pole of a spear, lance, or similar polearm.
- A truncheon (staff or cudgel)
- (rare) A kind of worm that lives as a parasite.
- (rare) A treetrunk.
Descendants
edit- English: truncheon
References
edit- “tronchǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-19.