What does "harbinger" mean?
Harbinger: A forerunner; a precursor; a messenger. I knew by these harbingers who were coming. Landor.
Additional senses
- 2.To usher in; to be a harbinger of. "Thus did the star of religious freedom harbinger the day." Bancroft.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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