prestre

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French prestre.

Noun

prestre m (plural prestres)

1. priest

Descendants

• French: prêtre

Old French

Etymology

From Latin presbyter (nominative form). Cf. also provoire, which derived from the accusative form.

Noun

prestre oblique singular, m (oblique plural prestres, nominative singular prestres, nominative plural prestre)

1. priest

Usage notes

• 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

• (rare) provoire

Descendants

• Middle French: prestre
  • French: prêtre