Sumpter — may refer to:Places in the United States: * Sumpter, Arkansas * Sumpter, Oregon * Sumpter, Wisconsin * Sumpter Township, Cumberland County, IllinoisPeople: * Barry Sumpter * Jeremy Sumpteree also* Sumter (disambiguation) * Fort Sumter … Wikipedia
Sumpter — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Sumpter (Arkansas) Sumpter (Oregon) Sumpter (Wisconsin) Sumpter ist außerdem der Familienname von: Jeremy Sumpter (* 1989), US amerikanischer Schauspieler Diese Seite ist eine … Deutsch Wikipedia
Sumpter — Sump ter, a. Carrying pack or burdens on the back; as, a sumpter horse; a sumpter mule. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sumpter — Sumpter, OR U.S. city in Oregon Population (2000): 171 Housing Units (2000): 215 Land area (2000): 2.180118 sq. miles (5.646480 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.180118 sq. miles (5.646480 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Sumpter, OR — U.S. city in Oregon Population (2000): 171 Housing Units (2000): 215 Land area (2000): 2.180118 sq. miles (5.646480 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.180118 sq. miles (5.646480 sq. km) FIPS code … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
sumpter — early 14c., driver of a pack horse, from O.Fr. sommetier, from V.L. *sagmatarius a pack horse driver, from L.L. sagmat a pack, burden, stem of sagma packsaddle, from Gk. sagma, probably related to sattein to pack, press, stuff. Used from mid 15c … Etymology dictionary
sumpter — [sump′tər] n. [ME sompter, pack horse, orig., driver of a pack horse < OFr sometier < LL * sagmatarius < LL sagma (gen. sagmatis), packsaddle: see SUMMER2] a pack animal … English World dictionary
Sumpter — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie des personnes (réelles ou fictives) partageant un même patronyme. Sumpter est un nom de famille notamment porté par : Curtis Sumpter (1984 ) est un joueur de basket ball professionnel américain. Donald … Wikipédia en Français
Sumpter — A packhorse; also the driver of a sumpter horse. This was the kind of horse used in great numbers in a *baggage train. Sumpter bears no relation to sumptuary. [< AnNor. sumer < Lat. sagmarius, sagmatarius = a saddle] Cf. Regalia … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Sumpter — Found recorded in the usual spellings of Sumpter and Sunter, the latter being the dialectal form, this ancient surname is occupational. It describes a driver of a pack horse train , and as such is an anglicised development of the Olde French… … Surnames reference
