sutour

Middle English

Alternative forms

• seutour, sewtor, sewtur, suitour, suter, sutoure, suytour, syutor

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman suytour, from Latin secūtor; equivalent to sute +‎ -our.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siu̯ˈtuːr/, /sui̯ˈtuːr/, /ˈsiu̯tur/, /ˈsiu̯tər/

Noun

sutour (plural sutours)

1. A believer in ideas; a member of a movement or a group.
2. One who makes an entreaty to a high official.
3. One who is beholden to attend a regular court or hearing.
4. (rare) The claimant or accuser in a lawsuit.
5. (rare) A chaser or follower; one who tracks.
6. (rare) One who tends to be at a given place.

Descendants

• English: suitor

References

• “sūtǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-17.