aqueyntaunce

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman aquaintaunce, aqueintance, Old French acointance (“friendship, familiarity”), from Old French acointier (“to acquaint”); equivalent to aqueynten +‎ -aunce.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˌkwæi̯nˈta(u̯)ns(ə)/, /aˈkwæi̯nta(u̯)ns(ə)/

Noun

aqueyntaunce (plural aqueyntaunces)

  1. acquaintance

Descendants

  • English: acquaintance
  • Scots: acquantance, acquentance, acquaintance, akquantence

References

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