sainct

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Middle French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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

  1. sacred; holy

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • French: saint
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