civière

French

Etymology

Possibly from Vulgar Latin *cibaria, from Latin cibus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /si.vjɛʁ/
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Noun

civière f (plural civières)

stretcher (for carrying injured people, etc.) [from 13th c.]
(historical) the rank of a noble without a fief

See also

Further reading

“civière” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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