sutour

Middle English

Alternative forms

seutour, sewtor, sewtur, suitour, suter, sutoure, suytour, syutor

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman suytour, from Latin secūtor; equivalent to sute +‎ -our.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siu̯ˈtuːr/, /sui̯ˈtuːr/, /ˈsiu̯tur/, /ˈsiu̯tər/

Noun

sutour (plural sutours)

A believer in ideas; a member of a movement or a group.
One who makes an entreaty to a high official.
One who is beholden to attend a regular court or hearing.
(rare) The claimant or accuser in a lawsuit.
(rare) A chaser or follower; one who tracks.
(rare) One who tends to be at a given place.

Descendants

English: suitor

References

“sūtǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-17.

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