"maire" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /mɛʁ/ Audio: Fr-maire.ogg Forms: maires [plural], maire [feminine], mairesse [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French maire, from Latin māior, māiōrem (“elder”). Compare the doublet majeur. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|maire|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French maire, {{inh+|fr|fro|maire}} Inherited from Old French maire, {{inh|fr|la|māior}} Latin māior, {{m|la|māiōrem||elder}} māiōrem (“elder”), {{m|fr|majeur}} majeur Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=maire|f2=mairesse}} maire m (plural maires, feminine maire or mairesse)
  1. mayor Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Occupations Synonyms: bourgmestre Related terms: mairie, mayeur, maïoral, maïorat
    Sense id: en-maire-fr-noun-3VGoJdBq Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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