preito

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese preito (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), probably from Old French plait, ultimately from Latin placitum.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpɾejtʊ]

Noun

preito m (plural preitos)

  1. lawsuit
    Synonym: litixio

Derived terms
  • preiteante
  • preitear

References
  • “pleyto” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “pleyto” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “preito” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “preito” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “preito” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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