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Definition of prower - 2 dictionary results

prow

2[prou]
–adjective Archaic.
valiant.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < OF prou < VL *prōdis. See proud
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prow 
1555, from M.Fr. proue, from It. (Genoese) prua, from V.L. *proda, by dissimilation from L. prora "prow," from Gk. proira, related to pro "before, forward," proi "early in the morning."
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