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mortier

mortier noun: a cap of state worn by legal functionaries in France.

mortier: a cap of state worn by legal functionaries in France
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Noun

mortier (plural mortiers)

  1. A cap of state worn by legal functionaries in France.

Forms of mortier

pluralmortiers

Origin of mortier

From French mortier.

Questions about mortier

What does mortier mean?
Mortier means a cap of state worn by legal functionaries in France.
What part of speech is mortier?
Mortier is a noun.
What is the plural of mortier?
The plural of mortier is mortiers.

Words near mortier in the dictionary

  1. mortichnium
  2. mortician
  3. morticians
  4. morticing
  5. mortido
  6. mortier
  7. mortierellaceous
  8. mortiers
  9. mortiferous
  10. mortiferously
  11. mortiferousness

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