transgressour

English

Noun

transgressour (plural transgressours)

Obsolete form of transgressor.

Middle English

Alternative forms

transgresor, transgressor, transgressoure

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman transgressour, from Latin transgressor. Compare transgressioun.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /transˈɡrɛsur/

Noun

transgressour (plural transgressours) (chiefly Late Middle English)

A sinner; an evildoer.
A criminal; a lawbreaker.

Descendants

English: transgressor

References

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

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