prêtre
French

deux prêtres orthodoxes russes à Jérusalem ― two Russian Orthodox priests in Jerusalem
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /pʁɛtʁ/, /pʁɛːtʁ/
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Noun
Derived terms
- grand prêtre
- grand-prêtre
- prêtre séculier
- prêtrise
Further reading
- “prêtre” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “prêtre” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “prêtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Norman
Etymology
From Old French prestre, from Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros), from πρέσβυς (présbus, “elder, older”).
Synonyms
- moûque à longs pids (“cranefly”)
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