bourn

An archaic noun referring to a boundary, limit, or destination.

• 🇫🇷Nom vieilli ou littéraire désignant une limite, une frontière, un but ou une destination.

1. Boundary or limit C2 formal british

   An old-fashioned term referring to a boundary, limit, or border.

   • The river marked the bourn of the ancient kingdom.
   • Beyond that bourn, the land was unknown.
   • He ventured to the very bourn of the forest.

   🇫🇷Borne, limite (terme ancien)

   Synonymes: borderboundboundaryconfineedgelimitpaleverge

2. Goal or destination C2 formal british

   An archaic term for a goal, aim, or final destination.

   • She finally reached the bourn of her long journey.
   • His ultimate bourn was to become a master craftsman.
   • The expedition set out for its distant bourn.

   🇫🇷But, destination finale

   Synonymes: aimdestinationendgoalterminus

• bourns plural form
• bourns' possessive plural form
• bourn's possessive singular form