charité

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French charité, carité, a borrowing from Latin cāritātem (love, regard), which see for more. Doublet of cherté.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃa.ʁi.te/
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Noun

charité f (plural charités)

  1. charity

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Old French

Alternative forms

  • caritet (early Old French)
  • carité, charitei

Etymology

10th century, borrowed from Latin cāritātem (love, regard). Doublet of chierté. The borrowing was probably early enough for the regular development /ka/ > /tʃa/ to take place (cf. chapitre). Alternatively the word may have been artificially adapted to Old French chier, the inherited descendant of Latin cārus.

Noun

charité oblique singularf (oblique plural charitez, nominative singular charité, nominative plural charitez)

  1. charity, love (Christian virtue)
  2. charitable institution

Descendants

  • French: charité
  • English: charity

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