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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French charité, carité, borrowing from or francization of Latin cāritātem (love, regard), from cārus (dear) (whence French cher), from Proto-Italic *kāros (dear), from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂-.[1] Doublet of cherté.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃa.ʁi.te/
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Noun

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charité f (plural charités)

  1. charity

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ (Watkins, 1969 et al.)

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Anagrams

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Francization of Latin cāritās (love, regard).

Noun

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charité oblique singularf (oblique plural charitez, nominative singular charité, nominative plural charitez)

  1. generosity; sense of charity
  2. charitable institution

Descendants

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  • English: charity
  • French: charité

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