sainct

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Middle French

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Etymology

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Old French saint, the 'c' was added back because of the 'c' in Latin sanctus

Noun

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sainct m (plural saincts or saincts)

  1. saint
    • Ie vous iure l'espine de sainct Fiacre en Brye, que nostre Morosophe l'unicque non Lunaticque Triboullet me remet à la Bouteille. (Rabelais; "Troisième livre des faicts & dicts Heroïcques du bon Pantagruel.")

Adjective

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sainct m (feminine singular saincte, masculine plural saincts or sainctz, feminine plural sainctes)

  1. sacred; holy
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Descendants

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  • French: saint
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