Polyglot Dictionary

confrérie

/kɔ̃fʁeʁi/

la noun C1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les confréries

Meaning

  1. confrérie, a traditional guild or brotherhood, such as the wine confréries that safeguard regional traditions

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Usage notes

A traditional French guild or brotherhood, often dedicated to preserving a local craft or product's customs -- wine confréries (e.g. the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin in Burgundy) are the best-known example, holding ceremonial tastings and induction rites.

Practice

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