auctour

== English == === Noun === auctour (plural auctours) Obsolete form of author. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === auctor, autor, autour, author, auther === Etymology === From Anglo-Norman autour, from Latin auctor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /au̯ˈtuːr/, /au̯kˈtuːr/, /au̯ˈtoːr/, /ˈau̯tər/ === Noun === auctour (plural auctours) A creator or author; the person who authors something; especially used to refer to God. An author or writer; someone who authors a written work. A establisher or founder; the person who establishes something. A person or people who act as a trusted source. (rare, law) A person who makes a legal accusation. ==== Related terms ==== auctorite ==== Descendants ==== English: author Scots: author ==== References ==== “auctǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 April 2018.