 Grand Huntsman of France

The Grand Veneur de France or Grand Huntsman of France was a position in the King's Household in France during the Ancien Régime.The word French "veneur" (huntsman), derives from the Middle French word "vener" (to hunt), (itself from the Latin "venor", verb meaning "to hunt"), from which also was derived the archaic English words "venerer" (hunter) and "venery" (the hunt).