prud'homme

See also: prudhomme, Prudhomme, Prud'homme, and Prud'Homme

English

Alternative forms

• prudhomme

Etymology

Borrowed from French prud’homme. Compare prude.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpruːdɒm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɹuˈdʌm/
• Rhymes: -uːdɒm, -ʌm

Noun

prud'homme (plural prud'hommes)

1. (archaic) An honorable, upstanding man.
2. A male member of an employment tribunal or labor court in certain French-speaking countries, formed of employers and employees.

French

Alternative forms

• prudhomme (1990 spelling reform)

Etymology

From Middle French preudomme, from Old French prodome, preudomme. By surface analysis, preux +‎ d’ +‎ homme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁy.dɔm/

Noun

prud’homme m (plural prud’hommes, feminine prud’femme)

1. a master craftsman or expert
2. prud'homme (male member of employment tribunal)

Derived terms

• prud’homal
• Prud’homme / Prudhomme

Descendants

• English: prud'homme

Further reading

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