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Verb

encens

1. second-person singular present indicative form of encendre

French

Etymology

From Old French, from Late Latin incensum, from Latin incendō.

Noun

encens m ‎(plural encens)

1. incense (a perfume often used in the rites of various religions)

Derived terms

• encensement
• encenser
• encenseur
• encensier
• encensoir

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin incensum, from Latin incendō.

Noun

encens m ‎(oblique plural encens, nominative singular encens, nominative plural encens)

1. incense (a perfume often used in the rites of various religions)
   • 1303, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page page of this essay:

     on doit suffumiguer le chief de encens avec ung petit de roses

     [the physician] has to infuse the patient's head from below with incense with a few rose petals

Descendants

• English: incense
• French: encens