French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French truchement, from Old French drugement, borrowed from Arabic تُرْجُمَان (turjumān) during the crusades.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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truchement m (plural truchements)

  1. (literary) interpreter, translator
    Synonym: interprète
  2. (literary) spokesperson
    Synonym: porte-parole
  3. (literary) intermediary

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