salvatour

Middle English

Alternative forms

salvator, salvatoure, salvatur

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin salvātor; equivalent to saven +‎ -atour. Doublet of saveour.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌsalvaˈtuːr/, /salˈvaːtur/, /ˈsalvatur/

Noun

salvatour

(Christianity) Jesus or a depiction of him.
(rare) A saviour (one who rescues from harm).

Descendants

English: salvator

References

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

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