escient

French

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Noun

escient m (uncountable)

wisdom, knowledge

Usage notes

Only used in set phrases, otherwise obsolete.

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Old French

Alternative forms

esciant
essiant
essient

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sciēns, scientem, from the verb scio

Noun

escient m (nominative singular escienz or escientz)

Derived terms

Related terms

escience

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