meurtrière
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mœʁ.tʁi.jɛʁ/
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Adjective
meurtrière
- feminine singular of meurtrier
Noun
meurtrière f (plural meurtrières)
- female equivalent of meurtrier: female murderer
- (architecture) loophole (slit in a castle wall; today, any similar window for shooting a ranged weapon or letting in light)
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Further reading
- “meurtrière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.