Talk:Master of Requests (France)

Maître

"the term "maître" is an honorific title for lawyers);" Is that the origin of the word? What about, for instance, the English master of the Rolls, or the conseiller-maître at the Cour des comptes ? 129.102.254.253 19:47, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

• Your definition for « maître » is correct. It is an honorific for someone who is an « avocat » ("barrister") or « avoué » ("solicitor") (NB: American English: "lawyer" for both). « Maître » is also an appropriate honorific (title) for professors, artists, or low-level military personnel such as Petty Officers, where the standard translation is "Mr." (see : Le Robert) Charvex (talk) 06:46, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Requêtes

The commonplace, everyday meaning of the word « requêtes » is "requests", but that is not the correct translation of this word in jurisprudence or administration, where the proper translation is "petitions" or "appeals". For example, in law, « une requête civile » means: "an appeal to a court (against a judgement)." As an occupational position, « Maître des requêtes » is someone whose actions fulfill the role of "counsel" or "administrator". My Le Robert-Collins Senior (= "Unabridged") Dictionnaire, français-anglais, Sixth Edition (Paris : Dictionnaires Le Robert-VEUF), translates the occupational title « Maître des requêtes » into English as "Counsel to the Council of the State". This is perhaps clumsy, but is much better than the too literal, uninformed, and might I add incorrect "Master of Requests". (NB: Myself, I usually write "Counsel to the State" when I make historical translations.) I am going to add the definition from Le Robert into the article with the Ref. --- I am pondering moving this article to a more correct English title after some more research. Comments? Charvex (talk) 06:46, 11 February 2013 (UTC)