escient

French

Etymology

From Old French, a borrowing from Latin scientem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ.sjɑ̃/ ~ /e.sjɑ̃/

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Noun

escient m (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) wisdom, knowledge

Usage notes

• Only used in set phrases, otherwise obsolete.

Derived terms

• à bon escient
• à mauvais escient

Further reading

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

Old French

Alternative forms

• esciant
• essiant
• essient

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sciēns, scientem, from the verb scio.

Noun

escient oblique singular, m (nominative singular escienz or escientz)

1. knowledge
2. wisdom

Derived terms

• al sien escient
• esciemment
• par le mien escient

Related terms

• escience

Descendants

• French: escient