prestre
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French prestre.
Noun edit
prestre m (plural prestres)
Descendants edit
- French: prêtre
Old French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin presbyter (nominative form). Cf. also provoire, which derived from the accusative form.
Noun edit
prestre oblique singular, m (oblique plural prestres, nominative singular prestres, nominative plural prestre)
Usage notes edit
- According to some sources, prestre and provoire are inflected forms of the same word, as were their Latin etymons. This is however unlikely, as the two rarely appear in texts together.
Synonyms edit
- (rare) provoire