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metier(dictionary)

metier (iou)



metier noun. L18.
[French, from Proto-Romance alt. of Latin ministerium service, MINISTRY, prob. infl. by mysterium MYSTERY noun1.]
One's occupation or department of activity. Now usu., a field in which one has special skill or ability; one's forte.
W. A. Percy Power? I knew nothing about it and it certainly wasn't my metier.