greffe

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See also: greffé

French

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French groife, greife, from Latin graphium (“stylus”), later influenced by greffier (“clerk”).

Noun

greffe m (plural greffes)

  1. (law) court clerk's office, court registrar's office
  2. (obsolete) court clerk, court registrar
Synonyms

Etymology 2

greffe

Metaphorical use of Old French grefe, grafe (“stylus, pencil”), from the root of above.

Noun

greffe f (plural greffes)

  1. (horticulture) graft, scion
  2. (medicine) organ transplant, autoplasty
  3. (medicine) a piece of graft

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

From Old French grefe, grafe, from Latin graphium.

Noun

greffe f (plural greffes)

  1. (Jersey) graft, transplant

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • greffer (“to graft, transplant”)
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