affrontee

noun

Etymology

From affront + -ee.

  1. derived from ad
  2. derived from *affrontare
  3. derived from afronter
  4. inherited from afrounten
  5. suffixed as affrontee — “affront + ee

Definitions

  1. One who receives an affront.

    • the affront given, out at once go affronter and affrontee
  2. Alternative form of affronté.

    • HAGE of BIMERSIDE, an old Family in the Shire of Berwick; of which before: Azure, a Saltier, between two Stars in Chief and Base; and in the Flanks, two Crescents affrontee Argent, i. e. a Decrescent and Increscent.
    • Gules, a saracen's head erased affrontee filletted argent and azure, on a chief or three roses gules.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA