civière
French
editEtymology
editPossibly from Vulgar Latin *cibaria, from Latin cibus.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcivière f (plural civières)
- stretcher (for carrying injured people, etc.) [from 13th c.]
- (historical) the rank of a noble without a fief
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “civière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.