"chantre" meaning in French

See chantre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʃɑ̃tʁ/ Audio: Fr-chantre.ogg Forms: chantres [plural], chantresse [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French chantre, from Latin cantor, via the nominative form. Compare chanteur, derived from the Latin accusative cantōrem. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|chantre|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French chantre, {{inh+|fr|fro|chantre}} Inherited from Old French chantre, {{inh|fr|la|cantor}} Latin cantor Head templates: {{fr-noun|mfbysense|f=chantresse}} chantre m or f by sense (plural chantres, feminine chantresse)
  1. (archaic, singing) singer, songster Tags: archaic, by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-chantre-fr-noun-r-RUJLG7 Categories (other): Singing, French entries with incorrect language header, French masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 21 17 31 31 Disambiguation of French masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 24 27 27 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 27 11 33 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 12 33 29
  2. (religion) cantor Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-chantre-fr-noun-nCmqd8mp Categories (other): Religion, French entries with incorrect language header, French masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 21 17 31 31 Disambiguation of French masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 24 27 27 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 27 11 33 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 12 33 29 Topics: lifestyle, religion
  3. (literary) bard, minstrel Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, literary, masculine
    Sense id: en-chantre-fr-noun-r3TovdJ- Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms derived from Old French nominative Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 21 17 31 31 Disambiguation of French masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 24 27 27 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 27 11 33 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 12 33 29 Disambiguation of Terms derived from Old French nominative: 22 15 36 27
  4. (figuratively) figurehead; champion; advocate Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-chantre-fr-noun-CJf9EaF7 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 21 17 31 31 Disambiguation of French masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 24 27 27 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 27 11 33 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 12 33 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: chanson, chanter, chantreresse [obsolete], chanteur

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