greffe

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French

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old French groife, greife, from Latin graphium (stylus), later influenced by greffier (clerk).

Noun

greffe m (plural greffes)

  1. (law) court clerk's office, court registrar's office
  2. (obsolete) court clerk, court registrar

Synonyms

Etymology 2

greffe

Metaphorical use of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French grefe, grafe, from above.

Noun

greffe f (plural greffes)

  1. (horticulture) graft, scion
  2. (medicine) organ transplant, autoplasty
  3. (medicine) a piece of graft

Further reading


Norman

Etymology

From Old French grefe, grafe, from Latin graphium.

Noun

greffe f (plural greffes)

  1. (Jersey) graft, transplant

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • greffer (to graft, transplant)