prière

prière

See also: priere

French

Etymology

From Old French priere, proiere, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin precāria, feminine of Latin precārius (“obtained by entreaty”), from precor, precārī (“beg, entreat”). Doublet of prier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁi.jɛʁ/

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Noun

prière f (plural prières)

1. prayer

Derived terms

• appel à la prière
• prière de

Related terms

• prier

Further reading

• “prière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• “prière” in Dictionnaire Français en ligne Larousse.
• “prière” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.

Anagrams

• pierre, Pierre