tronchoun

Middle English

Alternative forms

tronchon, troncheoun, truncheoune, trunsoun, tronsoun, trunchyne, trunchown, trwnchown

Etymology

From Old French tronchon, from Late Latin *troncionem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʃrunˈtʃuːn/, /ˈtʃruntʃun/, /ˈtʃruntʃən/, /tʃrunˈsuːn/, /ˈtʃrunsun/

Noun

tronchoun (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

English: truncheon

References

“tronchǒun (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-19.

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