Peregrine Definition

pĕrə-grĭn, -grēn
peregrines
noun
peregrines
Webster's New World
adjective
Roving or wandering.
American Heritage
Traveling or migratory.
Webster's New World
Foreign; alien.
American Heritage
Extrinsic or from without; exotic.
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pronoun
(rather rare) A male given name; and of mostly British usage.
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Singular:
peregrine
Plural:
peregrines

Origin of Peregrine

  • Middle English from Old French from Medieval Latin peregrīnus wandering, pilgrim from Latin foreigner from pereger being abroad per- through per– ager land agro- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Via Old French (Modern French pérégrin), from Latin peregrinus (“foreign"), from peregre (“abroad"), from per- + agri (“field, farm") (from which English agri- (“farming")).

    From Wiktionary

  • Saint's name from Latin Peregrinus, from peregrinus (“foreigner").

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  • Cognate to English pilgrim and Italian pellegrino (“pilgrim").

    From Wiktionary

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