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Harbinger \Har"bin*ger\ (h[add]r"b[i^]n*j[~e]r), n. [OE.
herbergeour, OF. herbergeor one who provides lodging, fr.
herbergier to provide lodging, F. h['e]berger, 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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Harbinger \Har"bin*ger\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harbingered}
(h[add]r"b[i^]n*j[~e]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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