maître-autel

French

Etymology

Literally, “master altar.”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛ.tʁ‿o.tɛl/

Noun

maître-autel m (plural maîtres-autels)

1. high altar

Further reading

• “maître-autel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.