conquerour

English

Noun

conquerour (plural conquerours)

1. Obsolete form of conqueror.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• conquerowre, conquerur, conquerrour, conquirour, conqwerour

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French conquereor; equivalent to conqueren (“to conquer”) +‎ -our (agent suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkunkwəˈruːr/, /ˈkunkwərur/

Noun

conquerour (plural conquerours)

1. A conqueror (individual who subjugates land)
2. A victor (individual who wins)

Descendants

• English: conqueror
• Middle Scots: conquerour, conqueriour, concreour
• →? Middle Welsh: cwncwerwr, concwerwr
  • Welsh: concwerwr

References

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