Middle French

Noun

deces m (plural deces)

1. death

Related terms

• deceder
• decedé

Descendants

• French: décès

Old French

Alternative forms

• decés (scholarly)
• deceps
• decet
• dechoiz
• deçois

Etymology

Latin decessus.

Noun

deces m ‎(oblique plural deces, nominative singular deces, nominative plural deces)

1. death

Descendants

• English: decease
• French: décès