fronteau
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French fronteaus, plural of frontel, variant of frontal with a change of suffix (compare frontail as well). Cf. also Medieval Latin frontalis, Latin frontalia, frontale (“frontlet”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
editfronteau m (plural fronteaux)
- frontlet
- phylactery (when worn on the forehead)
Further reading
edit- “fronteau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.