precius

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pretiōsus, from pretium (“worth; value”).

Adjective

precius m (oblique and nominative feminine singular preciuse)

  1. precious (of great value)
    • 1268, La Lumere as Lais ed. Glynn Hesketh, 3 vols. ANTS 54-5 (1996), 56-7 (1998), 58 (2000).
      Ki guarderat mes dras precius?
      Who will guard my precious sheets?

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