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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Harbinger

/(ha̤r"bĭn*jẽr)/ · Har·bin·ger · IPA /ˈhɑɹ.bɪn.d͡ʒəɹ/
01 n. One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the English royal household who formerly preceded the court when traveling, to provid…
  1. 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.
  2. 2.
    A forerunner; a precursor; a messenger.
    “I knew by these harbingers who were coming.” — Landor.
02 v. t. To usher in; to be a harbinger of.
imp. & p. p. Harbingered; p. pr. & vb. n. Harbingering
  1. 1.
    To usher in; to be a harbinger of.