braunche

== English == === Noun === braunche (plural braunches) Obsolete form of branch. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === brance, branch, branche, braunce, braunch, brawnche, bronch, bronche, brownch === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French branche, brance, from Late Latin branca. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbrau̯nt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈbrant͡ʃ(ə)/ === Noun === braunche (plural braunches) A branch (of a tree) Something dividing or extending like a branch. A lineage; the kin of someone. A descendant; a scion. (theology) A category of sin. (rare) A portion. ==== Related terms ==== braunchen ==== Descendants ==== English: branch Scots: branch, brainch ==== References ==== “braunch, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.