aguet

French

Etymology

From Old French agait from agaitier, from a- +‎ gaitier, the latter from Frankish wahtōn (“to survey; watch”). Equivalent to a- + guet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ɡɛ/

Noun

aguet m (plural aguets)

1. (archaic or literary) lookout; observation post
2. watching; spying

Derived terms

• aux aguets

Further reading

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