félibre

See also: felibre

English

Etymology

From French félibre, from Occitan felibre.

Noun

félibre (plural félibres)

1. 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.
   • 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 57:

     Piers himself would wear the narrow bootlace tie and the ribbon of the félibre, the Provençal poet.

Further reading

• Félibrige on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• febrile

French

Etymology

From Occitan felibre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fe.libʁ/

Noun

félibre m (plural félibres, feminine félibresse)

1. félibre

Derived terms

• félibrige
• félibréen

Further reading

• “félibre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.