usurier

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French

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Etymology

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From usure +‎ -ier. Compare also usuraire, from Latin ūsūrārius.

Noun

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usurier m (plural usuriers, feminine usurière)

  1. usurer, moneylender; loan shark

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  • Italian: usuriere

Adjective

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usurier (feminine usurière, masculine plural usuriers, feminine plural usurières)

  1. acquisitive, avaricious

Further reading

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Old French

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Noun

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usurier oblique singularm (oblique plural usuriers, nominative singular usuriers, nominative plural usurier)

  1. usurer (a person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an illegal, exorbitant, or unfair rate)

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