témoin

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French tesmoing, from Old French tesmoin, from Latin testimōnium. The same Latin noun was also borrowed into Old French as testimonie, testemoigne (whence English testimony); this has been lost in modern French. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /te.mwɛ̃/ Hyphenation: té‧moin Rhymes: -wɛ̃, -ɛ̃ Homophone: témoins === Noun === témoin m (plural témoins, feminine (rare) témoignesse or (both nonstandard) témouine or témointe) (law) witness (marriage, weddings) best man (athletics, relay racing) baton indicator control, control group (Internet, software) ellipsis of témoin de navigation ==== Usage notes ==== The masculine noun is generally used for both male and female witnesses. The feminine gender is sometimes used to refer to a woman : une témoin. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “témoin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012