Etymology

Norroy

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Today it means: The most northern of the English kings-of-arms, whose jurisdiction lay north of the Trent. Since 1943, the jurisdiction is Norroy and Ulster. Full definition →

Old French norht, north, nort ← Anglo-Norman roy
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Norroy · noun1

  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromroy“king”
  2. Old French · derived fromnorht, north, nort“north”
  3. English todayNorroy

From Old French norht, north, nort (“north”) + roi (“king”), Anglo-Norman roy (“king”).

Norroy · proper noun2

  1. French · borrowed from[Term?]
  2. English todayNorroy

From French [Term?].

Words from the same roots

Anglo-Normanroy all →

roy

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