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terrier.

ground, earth, land

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/tɛ.ʁje//te.ʁje/

  1. ground, earth, land

    archaic · relational

  2. enumerating seignorial rights, notably in livre terrier (“land register”)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French, from Medieval Latin terrārius (“of earth”) from Latin terra (“earth”); or equivalent to terre + -ier. Most terrier breeds were developed to hunt vermin both over and under the ground.

noun/tɛ.ʁje//te.ʁje/

  1. hole

    masculine

  2. earth; (rabbit) hole or burrow; (badger's) sett

    masculine

  3. terrier (dog)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French, from Medieval Latin terrārius (“of earth”) from Latin terra (“earth”); or equivalent to terre + -ier. Most terrier breeds were developed to hunt vermin both over and under the ground.

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