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Noun: martinet  ,maa(r)-tu'net
  1. Someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
    "The new teacher was a martinet, insisting on perfect discipline";
    - disciplinarian, moralist

Derived forms: martinets

Type of: authoritarian, dictator

Encyclopedia: Martinet, Vendee