Old French

Noun

païsant m ‎(oblique plural païsanz or païsantz, nominative singular païsanz or païsantz, nominative plural païsant)

1. Alternative form of paisan

Usage notes

• Diaereses are used by some, but not all scholars, to show that two or more vowels do not constitute a diphthong or triphthong. See Appendix:Old French spellings for more information.