maître
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Etymology edit
From French maître. Doublet of maestro, magister, master, and meester.
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Noun edit
maître m (plural maîtres, diminutive maîtretje n)
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French maistre, from Old French maistre, from Latin magistrum. Doublet of maestro, borrowed from Italian, magister, borrowed from Latin, and master, borrowed from English.
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Noun edit
maître m (plural maîtres, feminine maîtresse or maître)
- master
- leader
- teacher (in a primary school)
- (Canada) holder of a master's degree
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Further reading edit
- “maître”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Etymology edit
From Old French maistre, from Latin magister, magistrum.
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Noun edit
maître m (plural maîtres, feminine maitrêsse)
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- maît' à pause (“supply teacher”)
- maît' d'êcole (“schoolmaster”)
- maître dé (“middle finger”)
- maître-pêtre (“webmaster”)
- quartchi-maître (“quartermaster”)