law french

law French

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [law french]
- /lɔ frɛntʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [law french]
- /lɔ frɛntʃ/

Definitions of law french words

noun law french Anglo-French as used in legal proceedings and lawbooks in England from the Norman Conquest to the 17th century, some terms of which are still in use. 1
noun law french a set of Anglo-Norman terms used in English laws and law books 0
noun law french Norman French (sense 2) 0

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Origin of law french

First appearance:

before 1635

One of the 43% oldest English words

First recorded in 1635-45

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Law french

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Law french

law french popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

law french usage trend in Literature

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