chevetaine

Old French

Alternative forms

chevetaigne (Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

From Late Latin capitāneus, from Latin capita.

Noun

chevetaine m (oblique plural chevetaines, nominative singular chevetaines, nominative plural chevetaine)

chief; captain; leader

Descendants

English: chieftain (borrowed)

References

Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (chevetaine)

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