chevetaine

Old French edit

Alternative forms edit

chevetaigne (Anglo-Norman)

Etymology edit

From Late Latin capitāneus, from Latin capita.

Noun edit

chevetaine oblique singular, m (oblique plural chevetaines, nominative singular chevetaines, nominative plural chevetaine)

chief; captain; leader

Descendants edit

→ Middle English: cheveteyn
- English: chieftain
- Scots: chieftain

References edit

Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (chevetaine)

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