masure

French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *mansūra, from Late Latin mānsūra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.zyʁ/
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Noun

masure f (plural masures)

  1. dilapidated house, hovel
  2. (Cauchois dialect, now rare) farmhouse, rural estate
    • 1882 January 5, Guy de Maupassant, “Un Réveillon”, in Gil Blas:
      Ils habitaient un lamentable masure, à l’entrée du hameau sur la droite.
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  3. (Cauchois dialect) orchard

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