dousour

Middle English

Alternative forms

douceoure

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French dolçor; equivalent to douce +‎ -our. Doublet of dulcoure.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /duːˈsuːr/, /ˈduːsur/

Noun

dousour (uncountable)

(rare) friendliness, niceness, douceur

Descendants

English: douceur (in part)

References

“dǒuceǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-11.

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