plaidoyer
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French plaidoyer.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editplaidoyer (plural plaidoyers)
French
editEtymology
editNoun use of the Old French verb infinitive plaidoiier, plaidiier. See plaider (“to plead”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editplaidoyer m (plural plaidoyers)
- (law) speech for the defence
- Synonyms: plaiderie, plaidoirie
- (figuratively) plea
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “plaidoyer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
editEtymology
editFrom Old French plaidoiier, plaidiier.
Noun
editplaidoyer m (plural plaidoyers)
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