ségrais

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.ɡʁɛ/

Noun

ségrais m (uncountable)

1. (rare) woodland owned in common

   Synonym: ségrairie

Related terms

• ségrayer

Further reading

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