I. ˈprau̇ adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French prou, preu, like Middle French prou, preu profit, advantage from Late Latin prode — more at proud
archaic : valiant , gallant
the prowest knight that ever field did fight — Edmund Spenser
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, from Old French proe, probably from Old Italian (Genoese dialect) prua, from Latin prora, from Greek prōira; perhaps akin to Greek peran to pass through — more at fare
1. : the bow of a ship : stem , beak
stepped firmly to the boat's prow — Charles Spielberger
2. : a pointed projecting front part (as of a racing skate, airplane, chariot)
turned the snowshoe sled so its prow was headed down canyon — W.V.T.Clark
other toques … have visor prows — Lois Long
III.
variant of prau