devancier

French

Etymology

From devancer +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də.vɑ̃.sje/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

devancier m (plural devanciers, feminine devancière)

1. precursor
2. predecessor

Descendants

• → Galician: devanceiro

Further reading

• “devancier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.