béate
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /be.at/
- Homophone: béates
Adjective
béate
- feminine singular of béat
Noun
béate f (plural béates)
- (archaic) a pious laywoman, often living alone, unmarried or widowed, sometimes serving as a catechism teacher
References
- “béate”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.