élit

third-person singular present indicative of élire

élire

  1. to elect
  2. to take up (residence)

Frequency

A1
Etymology

In summary

The past participle comes from Old French eslit, from Latin ēlēctus, probably through a Vulgar Latin form *exlectus. Compare the parallel Old French form esleü (Modern French élu).

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