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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese mesteiral (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Medieval Latin ministerialis, from ministerium. Cognate with Spanish menestral.
Pronunciation
Noun
mesteiral m (plural mesteirais)
- handicraftsman, craftsperson, craftsman (manual laborer)
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “mesteiral”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “mesteiral” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mesteiral”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mesteiral”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese mesteiral, from Medieval Latin ministerialis.
Pronunciation
Noun
mesteiral m (plural mesteirais)
- (archaic) handicraftsman, craftsperson, craftsman (manual labourer)