pelerin

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noun

A pilgrim.

OriginMiddle English pelerin ← Old French pelerin ← Latin peregrīnus →
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Meanings

nounpelerin (plural pelerins)

plural pelerins · alternative pilleryn

  1. obsoleteA pilgrim.

    Can e're thy bountyes be by vs repayed? All-vertuouse princes! Africk's gloriows starre! We straying Pelerins will ne'r assay't, Thy great deserts exceed owr pow'r so farre.

    1614, William Mure, Dido and Æneas

Origin

  1. Latinperegrīnus“foreigner, traveler”
  2. Old Frenchpelerin
  3. Middle Englishpelerin
  4. Englishpelerin

From Middle English pelerin, from Old French pelerin, from Latin peregrīnus (“foreigner, traveler”). Doublet of pilgrim.

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APA

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MLA

“pelerin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelerin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pelerin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelerin.

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