Votive Offerings
Preserved but no longer current.
See ANATHEMA. Voyageur (vwayazherO- A French Canadian or half-breed hired as a guide to the remoter stations of a fur or trading company on account of his skill as a boatman, tracker, and woods- man.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Votive Offerings” mean?
See ANATHEMA. Voyageur (vwayazherO- A French Canadian or half-breed hired as a guide to the remoter stations of a fur or trading company on account of his skill as a boatman, tracker, and woods- man.
Is “Votive Offerings” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.