tronchoun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• tronchon, troncheoun, truncheoune, trunsoun, tronsoun, trunchyne, trunchown, trwnchown

Etymology

From Old French tronchon, from Late Latin *troncionem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trunˈtʃuːn/, /ˈtruntʃun/, /ˈtruntʃən/, /trunˈsuːn/, /ˈtrunsun/

Noun

tronchoun (plural tronchouns)

1. A fragment of something, especially a spear or lance.
2. The pole of a spear, lance, or similar polearm.
3. A truncheon (staff or cudgel)
4. (rare) A kind of worm that lives as a parasite.
5. (rare) A treetrunk.

Descendants

• English: truncheon

References

• “tronchǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-19.