maîtrise, n.f., freedom (of a company); precentorship.

maîtriser, v.a., to master, to domineer, to lord it over, to get master of, to get under; to overcome, to subdue, to control, to manage. — ses passions; to control one’s passions.

majesté, n.f., majesty. Crime de lèse-—; high-treason. Sa —; His or Her Majesty.

majestueusement (-eûz-mān), adv., majestically.

majestueu-x, -se, adj., majestic.

majeur, n.m., a male of full age, major; (mus.) major mode; middle finger.

majeur, -e, adj., major, greater; superior, main, chief, paramount; important; of age, of full age; (mus.) major. Force —e; superior force; absolute necessity; “vis major.”

majeure, n.f., (log.) major; of age (of a woman).

majolique, n.f., majolica.

major, n.m., major. Etat-—; (milit.) staff, staff-officers, headquarters. — de place; town commandant. Tambour —; drum major.