English

Noun

oraison ‎(plural oraisons)

1. Obsolete form of orison.

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French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French oroison et al., from Latin orātiō, orationem, whence also English oration. The word, especially in the sense of "oration", may have been a very early borrowing into French in the Middle Ages as the other Romance cognates are borrowed learned terms as well, according to the Trésor de la Langue Française informatisé etymological dictionary.

Noun

oraison f ‎(plural oraisons)

1. oration
2. orison, meditative prayer

References

• etymology

Middle French

Noun

oraison f (plural oraisons)

1. oration