constance
See also: Constance
French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin cōnstantia.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
constance f (plural constances)
- constancy
- (literary, of a person) resilience; perseverance
- 1640, Pierre Corneille, Horace, act I, scene I:
- Ma constance du moins règne encor sur mes yeux.
- My perseverance, at least, still governs my eyes.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “constance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.