bestiaire

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛs.tjɛʁ/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old French bestiaire, borrowed from Medieval Latin bēstiārium, from Latin bēstia. ==== Noun ==== bestiaire m (plural bestiaires) bestiary ===== Related terms ===== bête === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Latin bēstiārius, from Latin bēstia. ==== Noun ==== bestiaire m (plural bestiaires) (historical, Ancient Rome) beastmaster (type of gladiator fighting wild beasts) Synonym: belluaire ===== Related terms ===== bête === Further reading === “bestiaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin bēstiārium, from Latin bēstia. === Noun === bestiaire oblique singular, m (oblique plural bestiaires, nominative singular bestiaires, nominative plural bestiaire) bestiary ==== Related terms ==== beste ==== Descendants ==== French: bestiaire