noun, feminine/mɛ̃l.ve/plural: mainlevées
withdrawal; release
Inherited from Middle French mainlevee, from the univerbation of main + levee, literally “raised hand, lifted hand”. By surface analysis, main + levée.
/mɛ̃l.ve/
withdrawal; release
Inherited from Middle French mainlevee, from the univerbation of main + levee, literally “raised hand, lifted hand”. By surface analysis, main + levée.