Word of the Day: Harbinger

Today's word has royal roots -- but a more timely meaning, too.

harbinger(HAR-bin-juhr), noun. 1. (Archaic) 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. A forerunner; a precursor; one that presages or foreshadows what is to come.