vacance

English

Etymology

From Middle French vacance, from Medieval Latin vacantia. Doublet of vacancy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vəˈkæns/
• IPA^(key): /vəˈkɑns/

Noun

vacance (plural vacances)

1. (obsolete) A vacation.
   • 1876, James Grant, History of the Burgh and Parish Schools of Scotland, page 189:

     On the petition of the scholars of the grammar school of Cupar, on 6th August 1678, for a vacance, in order that they may 'recreate' themselves, and visit their friends, the council allow them a holiday till 23d September next.

French

Etymology

From vaquer +‎ -ance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va.kɑ̃s/

Noun

vacance f (plural vacances)

1. vacancy

   la vacance du pouvoir ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. (plural only) holidays, vacation

   amour de vacances ― holiday fling

   colonie de vacances ― summer camp

   pécule de vacances ― holiday allowance bonus

Related terms

• vacant

Descendants

• → Alemannic German: Vakanz
• Antillean Creole: vakans
• → German: Vakanz
• Haitian Creole: vakans
• → Italian: vacanza
  • → Ladino: vakansas
  • → Romanian: vacanță
• → Japanese: バカンス (bakansu)
• → Luxembourgish: Vakanz
• Mauritian Creole: vakans
• → Swedish: vakans

Further reading

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