"baisemain" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /bɛz.mɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-baisemain.wav Forms: baisemains [plural]
Etymology: From baiser + main. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|baiser|main}} baiser + main Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} baisemain m (plural baisemains)
  1. (historical) in feudalism, homage which the vassal used to give to the fief seigneur, by kissing his hand Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-baisemain-fr-noun-~NY6vK1Y Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verb-noun compounds Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of French verb-noun compounds: 65 35
  2. polite manner to greet or leave a lady, by kissing her hand, hand-kissing Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-baisemain-fr-noun-HrGQ1Vlh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: baise-main

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for baisemain meaning in French (2.1kB)

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