chevetaine
Old French
Alternative forms
- chevetaigne (Anglo-Norman)
Etymology
From Late Latin capitāneus, from Latin capita.
Noun
chevetaine m (oblique plural chevetaines, nominative singular chevetaines, nominative plural chevetaine)
- chief; captain; leader
Descendants
- English: chieftain (borrowed)
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (chevetaine)