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==Etymology==
− It is Middle English palmere, [[bor|xno|palmer]], Old French palmier,^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) from Medieval Latin palmārius, a pilgrim,^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) from Latin palma, palm tree (see [[palm]]),^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) so called because such pilgrims carried palm branches as a sign of their journey to the Holy Land.^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(AHD)
+ It is [[inh|enm|palmere]], [[bor|xno|palmer]], [[fro|palmier]],^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998) from [[la-med|palmārius]], a pilgrim,^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) from [[la|palma]], palm tree (see [[palm]]),^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) so called because such pilgrims carried palm branches as a sign of their journey to the Holy Land.^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)^(AHD)
==Earliest recorded meaning==