estation

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Old French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin statiō, statiōnem.

Noun[edit]

estation f (oblique plural estations, nominative singular estation, nominative plural estations)

garrison (permanent military outpost)
pause; break (specifically, during a journey)
(Christianity) visit to a church (etc.) for prayer

Descendants[edit]

French: station
→ English: station
→ Irish: stáisiún

References[edit]

estation on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
“station” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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