Etymology

marcher

march·er
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Today it means: An inhabitant of a march (border country); specifically, a marcher lord. Full definition →

First used 14th c.Middle English marcher
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marcher · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited frommarcher
  2. English todaymarcher

From Middle English marcher, marchere, marcheyre, marchier, marchowrys pl; equivalent to march (from Anglo-Norman and Old French; akin to Old English germearc, Gothic marka (“boundary”)) + -er (inhabitant suffix).

marcher · noun2

From march + -er (agent noun suffix).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 14th c. An inhabitant of a march (border country); specifically, a marcher lord.
  • from 15th c. A border territory, a march (now only in (attributive) use).

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