moeurs

See also: mœurs

English

Etymology

From the French mœurs (“ways, character, morals”), from Latin mōrēs (“ways, character, morals”), the plural of mōs.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɜː/

Noun

1. Alternative form of mores, a set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices.
   • 2011, Fiona MacCarthy in The Last Pre-Raphaelite, Faber, →ISBN, page 117:

     Georgie was already becoming a little bit bohemian, absorbed into the moeurs of the Pre-Raphaelite world.

Anagrams

• -merous, Mouser, mouser, oremus

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Middle French

Etymology

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin mōrēs (“ways, character, morals”), the plural of mōs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mœr(s)/

Noun

moeurs f pl

1. mores, customs

Descendants

• French: mœurs