See Also: maigre(medicine)
maigre(dictionary)
soupe-maigre(medicine)

septentrional (iou) and maigre (iou)


septentrional (iou)



septentrional adjective & noun. Now arch. rare. LME.
[Latin septentrionalis, formed as SEPTENTRION: see -AL1.]
A. adjective. Belonging to the north, northern; pertaining to northern countries. LME.
B. noun. = SEPTENTRION noun 2. Only in LME.

maigre (iou)



maigre adjective. M16.
[Old & mod. French: see MEAGRE adjective.]
I. = MEAGRE adjective I. M16-L17.
II. Roman Catholic Church.
Designating a day on which abstinence from meat is ordered. L17.
eat maigre, keep maigre, live maigre, live on a maigre diet. M-L18.
Of Food, esp. soup: not containing meat; suitable for eating on maigre days. L18.