frounter
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French fronter, ultimately from Latin frōns.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
frounter (plural frounters) (Late Middle English, rare)
- a frontier or borderland
- a fort located upon the borderland
- the vanguard of a military force
- a tapestry over another tapestry over an altar
- a building’s frontispiece
- armor for the forehead of an equine
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “frǒuntēr, -iēr, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.