baraterie
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
baraterie f (plural barateries)
- (maritime) embezzlement by the captain of a watercraft
Old French
Etymology
First known attestation 1306[1]. From barater + -erie Barater is of disputed origin.
Noun
baraterie oblique singular, f (oblique plural barateries, nominative singular baraterie, nominative plural barateries)
References
- ^ Etymology and history of “baraterie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (baraterie)