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prud'homme

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpruːdɒm/
  • General-American: /pɹuˈdʌm/
  • rhymes with -uːdɒm
  • rhymes with -ʌm

1

name

Meaning 1

Alternative spelling of Prudhomme.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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2

noun

Meaning 2

An honorable, upstanding man.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A male member of an employment tribunal or labor court in certain French-speaking countries, formed of employers and employees.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from French prud'homme. Compare prude.