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matelotage

matelotage noun: a social practice of same-sex civil union among seafarers in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Noun

matelotage (plural matelotages)

  1. A social practice of same-sex civil union among seafarers in the 17th and 18th centuries.
  2. An instance of such a union.

Forms of matelotage

pluralmatelotages

Origin of matelotage

Borrowed from French matelotage.

Questions about matelotage

What does matelotage mean?
Matelotage means a social practice of same-sex civil union among seafarers in the 17th and 18th centuries.
What part of speech is matelotage?
Matelotage is a noun.
What is the plural of matelotage?
The plural of matelotage is matelotages.

Words near matelotage in the dictionary

  1. matelassé
  2. matelassés
  3. mateless
  4. matelessness
  5. matelot
  6. matelotage
  7. matelotages
  8. matelote
  9. matelotes
  10. matelots
  11. Matelski

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