“maitre”

The following 6 entries include the term maitre.

maître d'

noun

maître d'hôtel

noun

petit-maître

noun

: dandy, fop

coup de maître

French noun phrase

: masterstroke

cher maître

noun

: a person regarded as a master or model in an art or profession often used as a form of address to such a person

maître d'armes

noun

: a teacher of fencing


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