English Explanatory Dictionary

vidame

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of a class of temporal officers who originally represented the bishops, but later were given status of fiefs, and became feudal nobles.

Pronunciation

/ˈviːdɑːm/ /viˈdæm/

Word forms

vidame vidames

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French vidame, from Latin vice-dominus, from Latin vice (“instead of”) + dominus (“master, lord”).

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