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Where does “plaidoyer” come from?

plaidoyer (Norman) comes from Old French plaidoiier, from Old French plaidiier.

plaidoyer (Norman): pleading

Definitions

  1. pleading

Ancestry of “plaidoyer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchplaidoiier—
2Old Frenchplaidiier—
Every word from Old French plaidiier →