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Middle French
Etymology
Old French saint, the 'c' was added back because of the 'c' in Latin sanctus
Noun
sainct m (plural saincts or saincts)
- saint
- Ie vous iure l'espine de sainct Fiacre en Brye, que nostre Morosophe l'unicque non Lunaticque Triboullet me remet à la Bouteille. (Rabelais; "Troisième livre des faicts & dicts Heroïcques du bon Pantagruel.")
Adjective
sainct m (feminine singular saincte, masculine plural saincts or sainctz, feminine plural sainctes)
- sacred; holy
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