avenant

French

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Adjective

avenant (feminine avenante, masculine plural avenants, feminine plural avenantes)

1. comely, fitting

Noun

avenant m (plural avenants)

1. amendment, rider

Further reading

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

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Old French

Etymology

From avenir; literally "coming, arriving"

Adjective

avenant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular avenant or avenante)

1. fitting; apt
2. fine; beautiful

Descendants

• French: avenant
• Norman: av'nant

Verb

avenant

1. present participle of avenir