preux

Inherited from Middle French preux, from Old French preu, proz (“brave”), from Late Latin prōde (“profitable, useful”). Doublet of prou.

• IPA^(key): /pʁø/

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preux (feminine preuse, masculine plural preux, feminine plural preuses)

1. valiant; brave; doughty

   preux chevalier ― valiant knight

• “preux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• preuz

preux

1. inflection of preu:
   1. nominative masculine singular
   2. oblique masculine plural