maheutre
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old French mahustre (“shoulder”) (12th c.).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
maheutre m (plural maheutres)
- (obsolete) A short padded sleeve covering the arm from the shoulder to the elbow.
- (military, obsolete, by extension) A soldier, especially a Protestant soldier during religious wars.
Further reading[edit]
- “maheutre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.