Auctour
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Auctour is a noun meaning Obsolete form of author.
Meaning
Obsolete form of author.
Example Sentences
Redynge of olde auctours and ſtoryes my mooſt honorable lorde / I fynde that men in tyme paſte were of longer lyfe / and of more proſperous helth / thã they are nowe a daies.
For among the learned auctours, ſome thinke that Heauen and earth, of whiche in the i. chapt. of Geneſis, and i. verſe it is writen, In the beginnyng God made heauen and earth, were made by God of nothyng:[…]
A dayly exercyſe, and experyẽce of deth / all duely corrected by the ſelfe auctour, and nowe prynted trewely. The ſayd auctour requyred me inſtantly that I ſhulde nat prynte nor ioyne any other werkes vnto his. Specially of vncertayne auctours.
Word Forms
- auctours
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include auctor, aucthor, autor, authour, autour, authouress.
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