meurtrière

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mœʁ.tʁi.jɛʁ/
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Adjective

meurtrière

  1. feminine singular of meurtrier

Noun

meurtrière f (plural meurtrières)

  1. female equivalent of meurtrier: female murderer
  2. (architecture) loophole (slit in a castle wall; today, any similar window for shooting a ranged weapon or letting in light)

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