prud'homme
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French prud’homme. Compare prude.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
prud'homme (plural prud'hommes)
- (archaic) An honorable, upstanding man.
- A male member of an employment tribunal or labor court in certain French-speaking countries, formed of employers and employees.
French edit
Alternative forms edit
- prudhomme (1990 spelling reform)
Etymology edit
From Middle French preudomme, from Old French prodome, preudomme. By surface analysis, preux + d’ + homme.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
prud’homme m (plural prud’hommes)
- a master craftsman or expert
- prud'homme (male member of employment tribunal)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: prud'homme
Further reading edit
- “prudhomme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.