preneur

See also: -preneur

French

Etymology

From pren-, stem of prendre +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁə.nœʁ/

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Noun

preneur m (plural preneurs, feminine preneuse)

1. taker; one who takes
2. a lessee, a renter

Derived terms

• trouver preneur

See also

• bailleur

Further reading

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

Old French

Alternative forms

• pernir
• pernour (Anglo-Norman)
• preneor
• preneeor
• prenour (Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

From pren-, stem of prendre +‎ -eur.

Noun

preneur oblique singular, m (oblique plural preneurs, nominative singular preneurs, nominative plural preneur)

1. taker (one who takes

Descendants

• → English: pernor
• French: preneur

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (preneor, supplement)
• preneur on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub