témoin

See also: têmoin

French

Etymology

From Old French tesmoing, tesmoin, from Latin testimōnium (also borrowed in Old French testemoingne).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /te.mwɛ̃/

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Noun

témoin m (plural témoins, feminine témoignesse (rare) or témouine (nonstandard))

1. witness (in law)
2. best man (at a wedding)
3. baton (in relay races)

Usage notes

The masculine noun is generally used for both male and female witnesses.

Related terms

• témoignage
• témoigner

Further reading

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