basoche
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English
Etymology
Noun
basoche (plural basoches)
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old French basoche, besoiche, from Latin basilica, from Ancient Greek βασιλική (basilikḗ). The phonetic evolution was special in this case, as the expected result would be *baseuche (cf. the place name La Bazeuge). Doublet of the borrowing basilique.
Pronunciation
Noun
basoche f (plural basoches)
- the guild of legal clerks of the Paris court system under the pre-revolutionary French monarchy, from among whom legal representatives (procureurs) were recruited; basoche
Further reading
- “basoche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.