Etymology

perron

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Today it means: A stone block used as the base of a monument, marker, etc. Full definition →

Middle French pierre ← Anglo-Norman perron
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  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromperron
  2. Middle French · derived frompierre“stone”
  3. English todayperron

From Middle French pierre (“stone”), from Anglo-Norman perron.

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