Harbinger
Pronunciation : Har"bin*ger
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. herbergeour, OF. herbergeor one who provides lodging, fr. herbergier to provide lodging, F. h?berger, OF. herberge lodging, inn, F. auberge; of German origin. See Harbor.]
Definition : 1. One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when traveling, to provide and prepare lodgings. Fuller.
2. A forerunner; a precursor; a messenger. I knew by these harbingers who were coming. Landor.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Har"bin*ger
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To usher in; to be a harbinger of. "Thus did the star of religious freedom harbinger the day." Bancroft.
t. [imp. & p. p. Harbingered; p. pr. & vb. n. Harbingering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913