masover

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin mānsuārius (“steward”, later with insertion of -v- to break hiatus), from Latin mānsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [mə.zuˈβe]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [mə.zoˈve]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ma.zoˈveɾ]

Noun

masover m (plural masovers, feminine masovera)

1. tenant farmer and steward of a mas

Derived terms

• masoveria

Related terms

• mas

See also

• parcer (tenant farmer)

Further reading

• “masover” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.