petit-maître

See also: petit maître

English

Noun

petit-maître (plural petits-maîtres)

Alternative spelling of petit maître

French

Etymology

Literally, “small master”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pə.ti.mɛtʁ/
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Noun

petit-maître m (plural petits-maîtres)

(archaic) dandy, coxcomb

Descendants

English: petit maître
Spanish: petimetre

Further reading

“petit-maître”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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