prêtre
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited 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)
Derived terms[edit]
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Further reading[edit]
- “prêtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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)
- (Jersey, Christianity) (Catholic) priest
- (Jersey) cranefly
Synonyms[edit]
- moûque à longs pids (“cranefly”)
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