ledit

French

Etymology

Grammaticalization of le + dit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lə.di/

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Determiner

ledit m (feminine ladite, masculine plural lesdits, feminine plural lesdites)

1. said, the said, the aforementioned

   ledit jour ― the aforementioned day

   ladite occupation ― the aforementioned occupation

Usage notes

• The prepositions de and à form contractions with the initial le of the masculine singular form — dudit, audit — and with the initial les of the plural forms — desdits, desdites, auxdits, auxdites.

Related terms

• ledit
• leurdit
• mondit
• notredit
• sondit
• susdit
• tondit
• votredit

Anagrams

• délit
• tilde