No. 3,412 in French
boniface
An innkeeper or hotel owner.
In a sentence
Boniface s'intéresse à l'histoire médiévale.
Boniface is interested in medieval history.
Here, 'Boniface' is used as a proper noun referring to a specific person, typically a name.
Il a joué à la boniface en prétendant tout savoir.
He acted like a boniface by pretending to know everything.
In this context, 'boniface' is used metaphorically to refer to someone's behavior of showing off or feigning knowledge.
Le restaurant Le Boniface est réputé dans la ville.
The restaurant Le Boniface is renowned in the city.
Here, 'Boniface' is the name of an establishment, showing it can be a proper noun for entities as well.
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