Louisianese

Louisianese

English

Etymology

From French louisianais.

Adjective

Louisianese (comparative more Louisianese, superlative most Louisianese)

1. (historical) Of or pertaining to New France, French Louisiana, or its people (inhabitants).

Noun

Louisianese (plural Louisianese)

1. (historical) A native or inhabitant of New France, French Louisiana.
   • 1798, Médéric Louis Elie Moreau de Saint-Méry, A Topographical and Political Description of the Spanish Part of Saint-Domingo, page 234:

     I boast of being married to a Louisianese, whose father and uncle were among these honourable sufferers.

   • 1835, Joseph Holt Ingraham, The South-west, Volume 1, page 210:

     As we approached the cathedral, a dark-hued and finely moulded quadroon, with only a flowing veil upon her head, glided majestically past us. The elegeant olive-browned Louisianese- the rosy-cheeked maiden from La belle riviere- the Parisian gentilhomme- a dignified, light mustached palsgrave, and a portly sea-captain- the haughty Englishman and prouder southerner- a blanketed Choctaw, and a negro in uniform- slaves and freedman of every shade elbowed each other very familiarly as they traversed in various directions the crowded sidewalks.