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Etymology

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Borrowed from French matelotage.

Noun

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matelotage (plural matelotages)

  1. A social practice of same-sex civil union among seafarers in the 17th and 18th centuries.
  2. An instance of such a union.

French

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Etymology

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From matelot +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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matelotage m (usually uncountable, plural matelotages)

  1. seamanship

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