égérie

See also: egerie

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Ēgeria (“Egeria”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.ʒe.ʁi/
Homophone: égéries
Hyphenation: é‧gé‧rie

Noun

égérie f (plural égéries)

muse, a woman who is a source of inspiration
a person, usually a woman, who is the public face or representative of some campaign or movement

Further reading

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

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