discountenancer en · NOUN
Etymology
From discountenance + -er.
Meanings
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One who discountenances.
And it was not long ere these rumours of novelty had begotten others of scandal and murmur against the King and his government , taxing him for a great taxer of his people , and discountenancer of his nobility
1622, Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount St. Alban [i.e. Francis Bacon], The Historie of the Raigne of King Henry the Seventh, […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Matthew Lownes, and William Barret, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| discountenancers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |