krewe

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Etymology

An intentionally archaic (or fanciful) spelling of crew, from the name of "The Mistick Krewe of Comus", the first such private organization.

Noun

krewe (plural krewes)

  1. A private organization in New Orleans or elsewhere that exists to stage a Mardi Gras Ball, Mardi Gras Parade, or both.
    • 2009 February 22, Thomas Mallon, “Storyville”, in New York Times‎:
      In 2004, as captain of the Rex krewe — one of the more progressive Mardi Gras organizations — Billy made a hesitant approach, too little and too late, trying to get to know Tootie Montana.

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Afrikaans

Noun

krewe

  1. plural of kreef

French

Noun

krewe m (plural krewes)

  1. (chiefly Louisiana) a krewe
    • 2001, Bizier Richard, Louisiane, Pelican Publishing (→ISBN), page 165:
      Le choix du roi et de la reine varie d’un krewe à l’autre. Pour certains, c’est par tirage au sort; mais peu importe le procédé, la plupart exige une «royauté» pour régner. […]
      The choice of king and queen varies from one krewe to another. For some, it is by lot; but whatever the process, most require "royalty" to rule.
    • 2001, Hervé Beaumont, Louisiane, page 55:
      Ces organisations (les krewes) sont apparues dans les années 1830; […]
      These organizations (the krewes) appeared in the 1830s;
    • 2007, Laurie Paige, Passion en Louisiane (Saga Les Héritières de la Nouvelle-Orléans vol. 3), Harlequin, →ISBN:
      Nous sommes passés au musée pour prévenir son employeur, expliqua-t-elle. C’est lui qui nous a dit que son petit ami appartenait à l’une des krewe et que son père en serait le roi.
      We went to the museum to warn his employer, she explained. It was he who told us that her boyfriend belonged to one of the krewe and that his father would be the king.
    • 2013, Matt Forbeck, Jeff Grubb, Guild Wars Tome 01: Les fantômes d'Ascalon, Panini, →ISBN:
      Une entrée en matière très inspirante! Nous ne sommes peutêtre pas une guilde, ni même une bande de guerre ou un krewe, et pas même une famille, mais nous sommes un groupe d’aventuriers réunis dans une seule et même mission.
      A very inspiring introduction! We may not be a guild, or even a war band or a krewe, and not even a family, but we are a group of adventurers united in one mission.
    • 2014, Norman Spinrad, Police du peuple, page 83:
      Toujours pas moyen pour les grands chars des krewes comme Bacchus et Rex et Endymion et Zulu de descendre Bourbon Street tandis que des célébrités desecond plan jetaient des colliers et des doublons aux masses frénétiques, […]
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