Etymology

mounture

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Today it means: The angle at which a gun is raised for firing. Full definition →

Middle English mounture ← Old French mounteure
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  1. Old French · derived frommounteure
  2. Middle English · inherited frommounture
  3. English todaymounture

From Middle English mounture, from Old French mounteure; equivalent to mount + -ure.

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