parrainage

French

Etymology

From parrainer; parrain +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ʁɛ.naʒ/, /pa.ʁe.naʒ/

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Noun

parrainage m (plural parrainages)

1. patronage
2. sponsorship, promotion
3. christening, naming

Coordinate terms

• marrainage

Further reading

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