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escient

escient

French

Noun

escient m (uncountable)

  1. wisdom, knowledge

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Usage notes

  • Only used in set phrases, otherwise obsolete.

Old French

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Etymology

Borrowing from Latin scients, scientem, from the verb scio

Noun

escient m (nominative singular escienz or escientz)

  1. knowledge
  2. wisdom

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