Etymology

félibre

Today it means: A member of a literary fellowship founded in 1854 to promote the literature and culture of Provence in France; also someone who adheres to such ideas, a traditional Provençal poet. Full definition →

French félibre ← Occitan felibre
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  1. Occitan · derived fromfelibre
  2. French · borrowed fromfélibre
  3. English todayfélibre

From French félibre, from Occitan felibre.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.