élit
See also: elit
French
Etymology
The past participle comes from Old French eslit, from Latin ēlēctus, probably through a Vulgar Latin form *exlectus. Compare the parallel Old French form esleü (Modern French élu).
Pronunciation
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Verb
élit
- third-person singular present indicative of élire
Participle
élit (feminine élite, masculine plural élits, feminine plural élites)
- (obsolete) past participle of élire (displaced by élu; survives in élite)
Further reading
- “élit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- lite