chirurgeon

[ kahy-rur-juhn ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. a surgeon.

chirurgeon

/ kaɪˈrɜːdʒən /

noun

1. an archaic word for surgeon

Derived Forms

• chiˈrurgery, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of chirurgeon¹

1250–1300; < Latin chīrūr ( gus ) (< Greek cheirourgós hand-worker, surgeon; chiro-, demiurge ) + (sur)geon; replacing Middle English cirurgian < Old French cirurgien; surgeon

Word History and Origins

Origin of chirurgeon¹

C13: from Old French cirurgeon

Example Sentences

But I feel so anxious,” said Roy; “my mother is not a chirurgeon.

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"I have studied in the school of Fallopius, the chirurgeon of Padua," the scholar answered coldly.

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Then she wrote as if to her chirurgeon and apothecary, explaining her sickness and requiring drugs.

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The chirurgeon turned to the Queen and Bertrade de Montfort.

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And though Dublin hath formerly swarmed with Papists, I know none (now) there but one, who is a chirurgeon, and a peaceable man.

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