fronteau

French

Etymology

Inherited 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

fronteau m (plural fronteaux)

frontlet
phylactery (when worn on the forehead)

Further reading

“fronteau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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