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