Perron
noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A stone block used as the base of a monument, marker, etc. historical
"hit wille be no worship for you to haue adoo with me / for ye are fressh and I am wounded sore / And therfor and ye wille nedes haue ado with me / Assigne me a day and thenne I shal mete with you withoute fayle / ye saye wel said sir Tristram / Now I assigne you to mete me in the medowe by the ryuer of Camelot / where Merlyon sette the peron"
- 2 A platform outside the raised entrance to a church or large building, or the steps leading to such a platform. US: stoop.
Example
More examples"hit wille be no worship for you to haue adoo with me / for ye are fressh and I am wounded sore / And therfor and ye wille nedes haue ado with me / Assigne me a day and thenne I shal mete with you withoute fayle / ye saye wel said sir Tristram / Now I assigne you to mete me in the medowe by the ryuer of Camelot / where Merlyon sette the peron"
Etymology
From Middle French pierre (“stone”), from Anglo-Norman perron.
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