receptour

== Middle English == === Etymology === A modification of Middle English recettour or its etymon Anglo-Norman recettour, receitour after their etymon Latin receptātor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌrɛːsɛpˈtuːr/, /ˌrɛsɛpˈtuːr/ IPA(key): /ˈrɛsɛptur/, /rɛˈsɛptur/, /rɛː-/ (reduced) === Noun === receptour (plural *receptours) A shelterer of criminals. Synonym: recettour ==== Descendants ==== English: receptor → Middle Scots: recepter, receptor ==== References ==== “receptǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.