symulacre

Middle English

Alternative forms

semylacre, similachre, similacre, simlacre, simulacr, symolacre, symylacre

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French simulacre, from Old French simulacre, simulachre, from Latin simulacrum; compare simulen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /simiu̯ˈlaːkər/, /sim(i)ˈlaːkər/, /-aːkrə/

Noun

symulacre (uncountable)

A religious idol or image.
A statue or likeness.

Descendants

English: simulacre (obsolete)

References

“simū̆lācre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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