madite

madite

French

Etymology

    From ma +‎ dite.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ma.dit/

    Determiner

    madite f (masculine mondit, masculine plural mesdits, feminine plural mesdites)

    1. (archaic) my said
    Possessive determiner contractions with ledit
    possessee
    singular plural
    m f m f
    possessor singular 1st mondit madite mesdits mesdites
    2nd tondit tadite tesdits tesdites
    3rd sondit sadite sesdits sesdites
    plural 1st notredit notredite nosdits nosdites
    2nd votredit1 votredite1 vosdits1 vosdites1
    3rd leurdit leurdite leursdits leursdites

    These determiners are archaic. They chiefly occur in legal writing with possessive titles:

    mondit Seigneur = Monseigneur qui a été dit

    1 Also used as a polite singular form.