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perron

  • /ˈpɛɹən/ UK
  • /ˈpɛɹɒ̃/ UK

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From Middle French pierre (“stone”), from Anglo-Norman perron.

noun perrons · perowne

  1. historical A stone block used as the base of a monument, marker, etc. hit wille be no worship for you to haue adoo with me / for ye are fressh and I am wounded sore / And therfor and ye wille nedes haue ado with me / Assigne me a day and thenne I shal mete with you withoute fayle / ye saye wel said sir Tristram / Now I assigne you to mete me in the medowe by the ryuer
  2. A platform outside the raised entrance to a church or large building, or the steps leading to such a platform. US: stoop.

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"perron." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/perron. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{perron_2026,
  title = {perron},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perron},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}