French term
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3 +2 | Mrs [De - Dame, from Ma Dame - Madame] | Alison MacG |
3 +1 | widow of | Ronald van Riet |
Jul 18, 2017 23:14: Karen Zaragoza changed "Term asked" from "Use of abbreviation \\\"De.\\\" in French" to "De" , "Term Context" from "I am translating a history of Franco-Americans from 1918 (written in French in Massachusetts by a native-speaker author of French-Canadian ancestry). The abbreviation \"De.\" is used before a man\'s name in a list of women participating in a church choir (\"De. Arthur Gregoire\"). All of the other women are just listed by first/last name. In other parts of the text, the author uses \"Mme\" and \"Mlle\" so it is neither of those. I\'m wondering if this is a designation for a widow? (veuve de...)? I\'ve never seen it before." to "I am translating a history of Franco-Americans from 1918 (written in French in Massachusetts by a native-speaker author of French-Canadian ancestry). The abbreviation \\\"De.\\\" is used before a man\\\'s name in a list of women participating in a church choir (\\\"De. Arthur Gregoire\\\"). All of the other women are just listed by first/last name. In other parts of the text, the author uses \\\"Mme\\\" and \\\"Mlle\\\" so it is neither of those. I\\\'m wondering if this is a designation for a widow? (veuve de...)? I\\\'ve never seen it before. " , "Not for Points" from "Checked" to "Not Checked"
Jul 18, 2017 23:14: Karen Zaragoza changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Jul 18, 2017 23:14: Karen Zaragoza changed "Vetting" from "Needs Vetting" to "Vet OK"
Proposed translations
Mrs [De - Dame, from Ma Dame - Madame]
M. Ernest Decelles fut nommé directeur et Mde. Dr. J. A. Pontbriand, accompagnatrice.
then elsewhere
De. Dr. J. A. Pontbriand
https://archive.org/stream/histoiredesfranc00gatiuoft/histoi...
Compare Sr Sieur, from Mon Sieur - Monsieur
http://fra.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/history/1027159-...
See abbreviations here
De Dame
Dlle Damoiselle, etc.
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=H0-NAAAAMAAJ&q="Sr Sieur...
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Charles Davis
: Well done. Not easy to research this.
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Thanks, Charles!
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Victoria Britten
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Thanks, Victoria
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widow of
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writeaway (meets criteria)
: Dowager: La douairière est un terme de droit ancien (conventionnel ou coutumier) désignant une veuve d'un milieu aristocratique jouissant d'une part des biens de son défunt mari qui constituent son douaire. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douairière
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