prud'homme

== English == === Alternative forms === prudhomme === Etymology === Borrowed from French prud'homme. Compare prude. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpruːdɒm/ (General American) IPA(key): /pɹuˈdʌm/ Rhymes: -uːdɒm, -ʌm === Noun === prud'homme (plural prud'hommes) (archaic) An honorable, upstanding man. A male member of an employment tribunal or labor court in certain French-speaking countries, formed of employers and employees. == French == === Alternative forms === prudhomme (1990 spelling reform) === Etymology === From Middle French preudomme, from Old French prodome, preudomme. By surface analysis, preux +‎ d' +‎ homme. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pʁy.dɔm/ === Noun === prud'homme m (plural prud'hommes, feminine prud'femme) a master craftsman or expert prud'homme (male member of employment tribunal) ==== Derived terms ==== prud'homal Prud'homme / Prudhomme ==== Descendants ==== English: prud'homme === Further reading === “prudhomme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012