"beffroi" meaning in French

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-beffroi.wav Forms: beffrois [plural]
Etymology: From Northern Old French berfroi (“movable siege tower”), from Middle High German bercfrit (“protecting shelter”, literally “that which watches over peace”), from bergen (“to protect”) + frid (“peace”). Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|fro|berfroi||movable siege tower}} Old French berfroi (“movable siege tower”), {{der|fr|gmh|bercfrit||protecting shelter|lit=that which watches over peace}} Middle High German bercfrit (“protecting shelter”, literally “that which watches over peace”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} beffroi m (plural beffrois)
  1. belfry, bell tower Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-beffroi-fr-noun-XU~rilbs Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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