assaut

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French assaut, asalt, from Vulgar Latin *assaltus, modification of Latin assultus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.so/
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  • Rhymes: -so, -o

Noun

assaut m (plural assauts)

  1. assault

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Old French

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Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *assaltus, modification of Latin assultus.

Noun

assaut oblique singularm (oblique plural assauz or assautz, nominative singular assauz or assautz, nominative plural assaut)

  1. assault; attack
    • fist faire assaut a la dite cyté
      They made an assault on the aforementioned city

Descendants

  • French: assaut
  • Middle Dutch: assaut
  • Middle English: assaut