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   Har·bin·ger

   /ˈhärbənjər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another: "witch hazels are the harbingers of spring"
   • ▪ a forerunner of something: "these works were not yet opera but they were the most important harbinger of opera"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French herbergere, from herbergier ‘provide lodging for’, from herberge ‘lodging’, from Old Saxon heriberga ‘shelter for an army, lodging’ (from heri ‘army’ + a Germanic base meaning ‘fortified place’), related to harbor. The term originally denoted a person who provided lodging, later one who went ahead to find lodgings for an army or for a nobleman and his retinue, hence, a herald (mid 16th century).

   Scrabble Points: 15

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