quintaine

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

quintaine f (plural quintaines)

  1. quintain

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from Latin quīntāna (“street separating fifth and sixth maniples in a Roman camp”), feminine form of quīntānus (“pertaining to the fifth”).

Noun

quintaine oblique singular, f (oblique plural quintaines, nominative singular quintaine, nominative plural quintaines)

  1. quintain (target)

Descendants

  • Anglo-Norman: quintaine, quinteine
  • French: quintaine

References

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