prêtre
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French[edit]
Two Russian Orthodox priests checking the merchandise they have just bought, Russian Monastery Gorney near Ein Karem, Jerusalem.
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French prestre, from Old French prestre (nominative form, compare provoire), from Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros), from πρέσβυς (présbus, “elder, older”). Doublet of praire and presbytre, a recent borrowing.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
prêtre m (plural prêtres, feminine prêtresse)
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Further reading[edit]
- “prêtre” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams[edit]
Norman[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French prestre, from Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros), from πρέσβυς (présbus, “elder, older”).
Noun[edit]
prêtre m (plural prêtres)
Synonyms[edit]
- moûque à longs pids (“cranefly”)
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