coynour

Middle English

Alternative forms

cuinnur, coiner, coynowre

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French coigneur; equivalent to coyn +‎ -our.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kui̯ˈnuːr/, /ˈkui̯nur/, /ˈkui̯nər/

Noun

coynour (plural coynoures)

(rare, Late Middle English) coiner, coin-maker

Descendants

English: coiner

References

“coinǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-20.

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