cadène

French

Alternative forms

• cadenne

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Italian cadena. Doublet of chaîne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.dɛn/

Noun

cadène f (plural cadènes)

1. (archaic) chain used to attach convicts

Further reading

• “cadène”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.