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Where does “mescreant” come from?

mescreant (Old French) comes from Old French mescreire — Alternative form of mescroire.

Ancestry of “mescreant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchmescreireAlternative form of mescroire

Words derived from “mescreant”

  • miscreant
Every word from Old French mescreire →