entour
French
Etymology
From Middle French entour, from Old French entor.
Noun
entour m (plural entours)
- (in the plural) surroundings
- circumlocution
- entourage
Related terms
Middle French
Etymology
Preposition
entour
- 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
- French: entour
References
- entour on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
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