| 释义 |
vi·dame
\vēˈdam\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French, from Medieval Latin vice-dominus, from Late Latin vice- + Latin dominus lord, master — more at dame
: one of a class of French feudal temporal officers or advocates who originally represented the abbeys or bishops but later erected their offices into fiefs — used as an hereditary title of nobility which was recognized to the end of the ancien régime |