doléance
French
editEtymology
editFormed from Middle French douliance, itself from doulant, the present participle of the verb douloir, Old French doloir (corresponding to Latin dolēntem, present participle of doleō (“to suffer”)), and the suffix -ance. The -é- is of uncertain origin; it was possibly recreated based on the model of créance, échéance.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editdoléance f (plural doléances)
Derived terms
edit- (historical) cahier de doléance
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “doléance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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