Meanings
nountontinier (plural tontiniers)
plural tontiniers
- alternativeAlternative form of tontineer (“a member of a tontine”).
Origin
- Frenchtontinier
- Englishtontinier
From French tontinier. By surface analysis, tontine + -ier.
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APA
tontinier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tontinier
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“tontinier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tontinier. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tontinier,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tontinier.
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