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prud'homme

UK/ˈpruːdɒm/US/pɹuˈdʌm/

prud'homme noun: an honorable, upstanding man.

Noun

prud'homme (plural prud'hommes)

  1. (archaic) An honorable, upstanding man.
  2. A male member of an employment tribunal or labor court in certain French-speaking countries, formed of employers and employees.

Proper noun capitalized: Prud'homme

Prud'homme

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of Prudhomme.

Forms of prud'homme

pluralprud'hommes
alternative formprudhomme

Origin of prud'homme

Borrowed from French prud'homme. Compare prude.

Questions about prud'homme

What does prud'homme mean?
Prud'homme means an honorable, upstanding man.
What part of speech is prud'homme?
Prud'homme can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce prud'homme?
Prud'homme is pronounced /ˈpruːdɒm/ (UK).
What is the plural of prud'homme?
The plural of prud'homme is prud'hommes.

Words near prud'homme in the dictionary

  1. Prucha
  2. Pruchas
  3. pruck
  4. prucks
  5. prud'-hommes
  6. prud'homme
  7. prud'hommes
  8. prude
  9. prudelike
  10. prudely
  11. Pruden

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