prophesier
prophesier noun: a person who makes prophecies or foretells the future; a prophet.
Noun
prophesier (plural prophesiers)
- A person who makes prophecies or foretells the future; a prophet.
- […] the Welshemen gat firste the West hill, hopyng to haue recouered the East hil: whiche if thei had obteined, the victory had been theirs, as their vnwise Prophesiers promised them before.1548, Edward Hall, “The prosperous reigne of Kyng Edward the fourthe, The eight yere”, in The Union of the Two Noble and Illustre Famelies of Lancastre [and] Yorke, London: Richard Grafton
- Come, bring forth this counterfeit module, he has deceived me, like a double-meaning prophesier.c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
Forms of prophesier
| plural | prophesiers |
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Origin of prophesier
From prophesy + -er.
Questions about prophesier
- What does prophesier mean?
- Prophesier means a person who makes prophecies or foretells the future; a prophet.
- What part of speech is prophesier?
- Prophesier is a noun.
- What is the plural of prophesier?
- The plural of prophesier is prophesiers.
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