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pilgrime

pilgrime is the obsolete form of pilgrim.

Meaning of pilgrim

Noun

pilgrim (plural pilgrims)

  1. (literary) Any traveler.
    • strangers and pilgrims on the earth1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Hebrews 11:13
  2. (broadly) An early American settler.
  3. (slang) A newcomer.
    • "I wouldn't unfork that horse yet, pilgrim. I want a good look at ya first."2014, W.R. Benton, War Drums
  4. (historical) A silk screen formerly attached to the back of a woman's bonnet to protect the neck.

See all 9 meanings of pilgrim

Forms of pilgrime

pluralpilgrimes

Questions about pilgrime

What is pilgrime the obsolete form of?
Pilgrime is the obsolete form of pilgrim.

Words near pilgrime in the dictionary

  1. pilgrimages
  2. pilgrimaging
  3. pilgrimatic
  4. pilgrimatical
  5. pilgrimdom
  6. pilgrime
  7. pilgrimed
  8. pilgrimer
  9. pilgrimers
  10. pilgrimes
  11. pilgrimess

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