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Conges terminology question

7 months ago

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Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Arts / Entertainment
Level of diffculty:	Difficult / demanding
Word or term in question:	frères donats
Context:	L’ordre se compose de « chevaliers » et de « frères donats » ou « servants », les premiers en principe issu de la noblesse, les seconds « hommes estimables, jouissant dans la société de toute la considération attachée au mérite, à la fortune, et distingués par leur éducation » (source : Précis historique, pp. 95 à 106). Il comporte quatre cent cinquante membres, hors la famille royale).

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7 months ago

martynback wrote:

Don't translate it

My comment:

Leave it in French. Same for "chevaliers" and "servants". Make sure "servants" is in italics so it's clear you're using the French term (they weren't servants!). This is talking about the French chivalric order system, so it's better to leave the terms in French.

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7 months ago

martynback wrote:

If this is specifically about the order of Malta, "frère servant/frère donat" is "servant brother" and "chevalier" is "knight".

7 months ago

Marie-Claire wrote:

I agree.

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