symulacre

Middle English

Alternative forms

• semylacre, similachre, similacre, simlacre, simulacr, symolacre, symylacre

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French simulacre, from Old French simulacre, simulachre, from Latin simulacrum; compare simulen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /simiu̯ˈlaːkər/, /sim(i)ˈlaːkər/, /-aːkrə/

Noun

symulacre (uncountable)

1. A religious idol or image.
2. A statue or likeness.

Descendants

• English: simulacre (obsolete)

References

• “simū̆lācre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.