"rêne" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ʁɛn/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-rêne.wav Forms: rênes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛn Etymology: Inherited from Old French resne, redne, from Early Medieval Latin retina, ultimately from Latin retinere (“hold back, restrain”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|resne|resne, redne||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French resne, redne, {{inh+|fr|fro|resne|resne, redne}} Inherited from Old French resne, redne, {{inh|fr|la-eme|retina}} Early Medieval Latin retina, {{der|fr|la|retineo|retinere|t=hold back, restrain}} Latin retinere (“hold back, restrain”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} rêne f (plural rênes)
  1. rein (strap or rope used to control an animal) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-rêne-fr-noun-TRyW3P-D Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. (figuratively) power over something Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-rêne-fr-noun-CkLe0V9u
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: prendre les rênes, tenir les rênes

Inflected forms

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        "(figuratively) power over something"
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    },
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      "homophone": "renne"
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    },
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      "homophone": "reine"
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "renne"
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      "homophone": "reines"
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