ségrayer

French

Etymology

From Old French segraier, from Medieval Latin sēcrētārius (“an officer charged with forestry duties, a forest official”), from Latin sēcrētus (“separated, taken apart”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.ɡʁɛ.je/, /se.ɡʁe.je/

Noun

ségrayer m (plural ségrayers)

1. (rare) the administrator of a ségrairie (a woodland held in common)

Related terms

• ségrairie
• ségrais

Further reading

• “ségrayer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.