Masculine

écolier

Meaning

  1. (historical, masculine) (university) student (especially in the Middle Ages)
  2. (masculine) schoolboy

Frequency

28k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/e.kɔ.lje/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French escolier, escoler, an early borrowing from Late Latin scholāris (equivalent to école + -ier), from Latin schola. Compare also the doublet scolaire, a later borrowing.

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