rôle

See also role

English

Noun

rôle (plural rôles)

1. Alternative spelling of role.
   • 2012, Stephen MacLean, A cheer for constitutional monarchy's restraint on government, Adam Smith Institute:

     As the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations wind down, it may be well to reflect on an aspect of public choice theory which supports constitutional monarchy — principally its rôle as a brake upon self-aggrandising politicians.

Related terms

• rôleplay

Anagrams

• lore, Orel, orle, relo

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin rollus, corresponding to Late Latin rotulus, or from rotula, diminutive of rota.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ʁol/, X-SAMPA: /Rol/

Noun

rôle m (plural rôles)

1. role
2. character

Derived terms

• jeu de rôle

References

• etymology