chantre

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French chantre, from Latin cantor, via the nominative form. Compare chanteur, derived from the Latin accusative cantōrem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃɑ̃tʁ/ === Noun === chantre m or f by sense (plural chantres, feminine chantresse) (archaic, singing) singer, songster (religion) cantor (literary) bard, minstrel (figuratively) figurehead; champion; advocate ==== Related terms ==== chanson chanter chantreresse (attested in the 16th century) chanteur === Further reading === “chantre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === chanter tranche, tranché == Middle English == === Noun === chantre alternative form of chaunterie == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: chan‧tre === Noun === chantre m (plural chantres) chanter (a priest who sings in a chantry) === Further reading === “chantre”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “chantre”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French chantre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃantɾe/ [ˈt͡ʃãn̪.t̪ɾe] Rhymes: -antɾe Syllabification: chan‧tre === Noun === chantre m or f by sense (plural chantres) precentor (person who leads songs or prayers) === Further reading === “chantre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025