chevetaine

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Old French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

chevetaigne (Anglo-Norman)

Etymology[edit]

From Late Latin capitāneus, from Latin capita.

Noun[edit]

chevetaine oblique singular, m (oblique plural chevetaines, nominative singular chevetaines, nominative plural chevetaine)

chief; captain; leader

Descendants[edit]

→ Middle English: cheveteyn
- English: chieftain
- Scots: chieftain

References[edit]

Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (chevetaine)

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