comté

See also: comte and Comte

French

Etymology

From Middle French comté, conté, from Old French conté, from Latin comitātus. Respelled comté with a medial m in Middle French to more closely match the original Latin spelling.

Pronunciation

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Noun

comté m (plural comtés)

county
(Canada) riding

Related terms

comte

Further reading

“comté” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Alternative forms

conté

Etymology

From Old French conté.

Noun

comté f (plural comtés)

county

Descendants

French: comté

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