entour

French

Etymology

From Middle French entour

Noun

entour m (plural entours)

  1. (in the plural) surroundings
  2. circumlocution
  3. entourage

Middle French

Etymology

Old French entor.

Preposition

entour

  1. around; surrounding
    • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 53:
      si regarda les dames & les damoiselles qui entour elle estoient
      then she looked at the ladies and the damsels that were around her

Descendants

References
  • entour on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
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