Sōurce, n.
n. [Fr. source, for sourse, from O. Fr. sors, p. p. of sourdre, to spring forth or up, from Lat. surgere, to lift or raise up, to spring up, Pr. sorzer, It. sorgere, Sp. surgir; It. sorgente.]
Sense 1. That person or place from which any thing proceeds; that from which any thing rises or comes forth.
Sense 2. Especially, the spring or fountain from which a stream of water proceeds, or any collection of water within the earth or upon its surface, in which a stream originates; a spring.
The sacred source of sympathetic tears. Gray.
Synonyms—Origin; rise; spring; fountain; beginning. See ORIGIN.