Old French

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Etymology

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From older epistle, from Late Latin epistola (probably a semi-learned borrowing), from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ).

Noun

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epistre oblique singularf (oblique plural epistres, nominative singular epistre, nominative plural epistres)

  1. epistle (letter)

Descendants

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  • English: epistle
  • French: épître