Lewis
English
/ˈluːɪs/
proper noun
Definitions
- The title given to a partially apprenticed Freemason who is normally the Master or Son of a practicing Freemason; one practising or learning the degrees of Freemasonry after introduction to the degrees and before full induction or before becoming a Worshipful Brother.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Lewis derived from Old French Louis derived from Frankish *Hlūdawīg.
Origin
Frankish
*Hlūdawīg
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Lewisian English
- Lewistown English
- Lewisville English
- Lewy English
- Ludwig English
- antilewisite English
- lewisite English
- town English
- Ludovicus Latin
- Ludovīcus Latin
- Ludwig German
- Luigi Italian
- Louÿs French
- Luis Spanish, Castilian
- *ḱlew- Proto-Indo-European
- Luís Portuguese
- *hlūdaz Proto-Germanic
- ルートヴィヒ Japanese
- Lewis Middle English
- Ludvík Czech
- Louis Old French
- Ludhuwīg Old High German
- Ludvík Faroese
- Louis Norman
- Luis Cimbrian
- *Hlūdawīg Frankish