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Webster 1913 Edition

Travers

Trav′ers

,
adv.
[F.
travers
, breadth, extent from side,
à travers
,
en travers
,
de travers
, across, athwart. See
Traverse
,
Adj.
]
Across; athwart.
[Obs.]
The earl . . . caused . . . high trees to be hewn down, and laid
travers
one over another.
Ld. Berners.

Webster 1828 Edition

Travers

TRAV'ERS

,
adv.
Across; athwart. [Not used.]

Definition 2024

Travers

Travers

See also: travers

English

Proper noun

Travers

  1. A surname​.

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References

  • Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press 1988.

travers

travers

See also: Travers

English

Adverb

travers ‎(not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) across; athwart
    • Lord Berners
      The earl […] caused […] high trees to be hewn down, and laid travers one over another.

French

Pronunciation

Noun

travers m ‎(plural travers)

  1. outside (the external part of)
  2. wide side (the side of which the width is measured)
  3. (historical) border toll

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Etymology

From Anglo-Norman traverser ‎(“to cross”), an occupational name for a toll collector.

In Ireland, used as an Anglicization of Irish Ó Treabhair.

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