auctour

Middle English

Alternative forms

auctor, autor, autour, author, auther

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman autour, form Latin auctor.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /au̯ˈtuːr/, /au̯kˈtuːr/, /au̯ˈtoːr/, /ˈau̯tər/

Noun

auctour (plural auctours)

A creator or author; the person who authors something; especially used to refer to God.
An author or writer; someone who authors a written work.
A establisher or founder; the person who establishes something.
A person or people who act as a trusted source.
(rare, law) A person who makes a legal accusation.

Related terms

auctorite

Descendants

English: author
Scots: author

References

“auctǒur (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-30.

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