HARBINGER
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Har"bin*ger (h&asuml_;r"bĭn*j&etilde_;r), n. [OE. herbergeour, OF. herbergeor one who provides lodging, fr. herbergier to provide lodging, F. héberger, OF. herberge lodging, inn, F. auberge; of German origin. See Harbor.] 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.
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2. A forerunner; a precursor; a messenger.
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I knew by these harbingers who were coming.
Landor.
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Har"bin*ger, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Harbingered (h&asuml_;r"bĭn*j&etilde_;rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Harbingering.] To usher in; to be a harbinger of. “Thus did the star of religious freedom harbinger the day.” Bancroft.
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