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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French prud’homme. Compare prude.
Pronunciation
Noun
prud'homme (plural prud'hommes)
- (archaic) An honorable, upstanding man.
- A male member of an employment tribunal or labor court in certain French-speaking countries, formed of employers and employees.
French
Etymology
From Middle French preudomme, from Old French prodome, preudomme. By surface analysis, preux + d’ + homme.
Pronunciation
Noun
prud’homme m (plural prud’hommes, feminine prud’femme)
- a master craftsman or expert
- prud'homme (male member of employment tribunal)
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