chasteté

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French chasteté, from Old French, a semi-learned adaptation of Latin castitātem. By surface analysis, chaste +‎ -té.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃas.tə.te/

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Noun

chasteté f (plural chastetés)

1. chastity

   faire vœu de chasteté ― to take a vow of chastity

Derived terms

• ceinture de chasteté

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• tachètes

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French chasteté.

Noun

chasteté f (uncountable)

1. chastity

Descendants

• French: chasteté