tronchoun
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French tronchon, from Late Latin *troncionem.
Pronunciation
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.