a large swift sailing vessel of the 12th to 15th centuries
Word origin
C13: from Anglo-French dromund, ultimately from Late Greek dromōn light swift ship, from dromos a running
dromond in American English
(ˈdrɑmənd, ˈdrʌm-)
noun
a large, fast-sailing ship of the Middle Ages
Also: dromon (ˈdrɑmən, ˈdrʌm-)
Word origin
[1300–50; ME dromund ‹ AF dromund, dromo(u)n ‹ LL dromō, s. dromōn- ‹ Gk drómōn swift ship, deriv. of drómos a running]This word is first recorded in the period 1300–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: address, conversion, level, natural, twist