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escient
escient
French
Noun
escient m (uncountable)
Derived terms
Usage notes
- Only used in set phrases, otherwise obsolete.
Old French
Alternative forms
- esciant
- essiant
- essient
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin scients, scientem, from the verb scio
Noun
escient m (nominative singular escienz or escientz)