bestiaire

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛs.tjɛʁ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French bestiaire, borrowed from Medieval Latin bēstiārium, from Latin bēstia.

Noun

bestiaire m (plural bestiaires)

  1. bestiary

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin bēstiārius, from Latin bēstia.

Noun

bestiaire m (plural bestiaires)

  1. (historical, Ancient Rome) beastmaster (type of gladiator fighting wild beasts)
    Synonym: belluaire

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bēstiārium, from Latin bēstia.

Noun

bestiaire oblique singular, m (oblique plural bestiaires, nominative singular bestiaires, nominative plural bestiaire)

  1. bestiary

Descendants

  • French: bestiaire
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