adouber

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French adober, aduber, from the same Germanic root as English dub. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.du.be/ === Verb === adouber to dub (bestow the title of knight upon) to name (a minister, successor etc.) to adjust a piece in a board game, such as chess or backgammon ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== adoubement radouber === Further reading === “adouber”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Verb === adouber alternative form of adober ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-b, *-bs, *-bt are modified to p, s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. === References === Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (adouber)