aînesse
French
Alternative forms
- ainesse (post-1990 spelling)
Etymology
From aîné (“older (sibling)”) + -esse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ.nɛs/, /e.nɛs/
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Noun
aînesse f (plural aînesses)
- primogeniture
Further reading
- “aînesse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.