"capitaine" meaning in Old French

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Noun

Forms: capitaine oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], capitaines [oblique, plural], capitaines [nominative, singular], capitaine [nominative, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin capitaneus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fro|la-lat|capitaneus}} Borrowed from Late Latin capitaneus Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} capitaine oblique singular, m (oblique plural capitaines, nominative singular capitaines, nominative plural capitaine)
  1. (military) captain
    Sense id: en-capitaine-fro-noun-J4C47vmY Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Military Topics: government, military, politics, war
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Download raw JSONL data for capitaine meaning in Old French (3.3kB)

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