abeillage
French, noun/a.bɛ.jaʒ/
abeillage is spelled A-B-E-I-L-L-A-G-E (9 letters). Abeillage is a French masculine noun meaning “the right of a feudal lord to the beehives found in the woods of his vassals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Impôt de l’Ancien Régime, sur l’élevage des abeilles”.
What does abeillage mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethe right of a feudal lord to the beehives found in the woods of his vassals
- 2
masculinethe tax imposed on bees in pre-Revolutionary France
- 3
masculinebeekeeping
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Impôt de l’Ancien Régime, sur l’élevage des abeilles. 2. Droit qu’avaient les seigneurs hauts justiciers de s’emparer des abeilles épaves et non poursuivies. 3. Élevage des abeilles.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abeillage
- abeillages plural
- aurillage
- aurillerie
- aurislage
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abeillage?
- /a.bɛ.jaʒ/
- /a.be.jaʒ/
- \a.bɛ.jaʒ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.