chirurgeon
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Chirurgeon — Chi*rur geon, n. [F. chirurgien, from chirurgie surgery, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? working or operating with the hand; chei r hand + ? work. Cf. {Surgeon}, {Work}.] A surgeon. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chirurgeon — failed Renaissance attempt to restore Greek spelling to the word that had got into English as SURGEON (Cf. surgeon); now, thank the gods, archaic … Etymology dictionary
chirurgeon — [kī rʉr′jən] n. [altered, after L forms < ME cirurgian < OFr cirurgien < ME & OFr cirurgie: see SURGERY] archaic var. of SURGEON chirurgery [kī rʉr′jər ē] n. chirurgical [kī rʉr′ji kəl] adj … English World dictionary
chirurgeon — noun /kaɪ.ˈɹɜːdʒən/ A doctor or surgeon. At noon to the Change, and there long, and from thence by appointment took Luellin, Mount, and W. Symons, and Mr. Pierce, the chirurgeon, home to dinner with me and were merry. See Also: chirurgical,… … Wiktionary
chirurgeon — noun Etymology: Middle English cirurgian, from Anglo French cirurgien, from cirurgie surgery Date: 13th century archaic surgeon … New Collegiate Dictionary
chirurgeon — Obsolete term for surgeon. [G. cheirourgos, fr. cheir, hand, + ergon, work] * * * chi·rur·geon kī rər jən n archaic SURGEON … Medical dictionary
chirurgeon — sb. RG. 566 … Oldest English Words
chirurgeon — chi•rur•geon [[t]kaɪˈrɜr dʒən[/t]] n. archaic a surgeon • Etymology: 1250–1300; < OF … From formal English to slang
chirurgeon — n. archaic, surgeon. ♦ chirurgery, n. surgery. ♦ chirurgic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
chirurgeon — /kayrarjan/ The ancient denomination of a surgeon … Black's law dictionary