comaundour

Middle English

Alternative forms

• comander, comandour, comandur, comaunder, commaunder, commaundour, commaundur, commawnder, commawndour

Etymology

From Old French comandeor; equivalent to comaunden +‎ -our.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkuma(u̯)nˈduːr/, /ˈkuma(u̯)ndur/, /kuˌma(u̯)nˈduːr/, /kuˌma(u̯)ndur/

Noun

comaundour (plural comaundoures)

1. commander, leader, director
2. (rare) decision-maker
3. (rare) guide, educator

Descendants

• English: commander

References

• “com(m)aundǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 January 2020.