"blanc-seing" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /blɑ̃.sɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-blanc-seing.wav Forms: blanc-seings [plural], blancs-seings [plural]
Etymology: From blanc (“white”) and seing (“signature”). Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|+|blancs-seings}} blanc-seing m (plural blanc-seings or blancs-seings)
  1. blank signature Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-blanc-seing-fr-noun-Qi9W6gkx Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 88 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 6 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 3 4
  2. a document so signed, a blank check etc. Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-blanc-seing-fr-noun-8aZcEizZ
  3. (figuratively) carte blanche, license, free rein Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-blanc-seing-fr-noun-9TkO-lSa

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From blanc (“white”) and seing (“signature”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "blanc-seings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blancs-seings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "+",
        "3": "blancs-seings"
      },
      "expansion": "blanc-seing m (plural blanc-seings or blancs-seings)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "88 6 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 6 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "93 3 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "blank signature"
      ],
      "id": "en-blanc-seing-fr-noun-Qi9W6gkx",
      "links": [
        [
          "blank signature",
          "blank signature"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a document so signed, a blank check etc."
      ],
      "id": "en-blanc-seing-fr-noun-8aZcEizZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "blank check",
          "blank check"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The verdict shocked part of America, in whose view it offered carte blanche to white supremacists and armed groups.",
          "roman": "Ce verdict a choqué une partie de l’Amérique, estimant qu’il offrait un blanc-seing aux partisans de la suprématie blanche et aux groupes armés.",
          "text": "2021 (November 22), Agence France-Presse, \"Kyle Rittenhouse dit qu’il soutient Black Lives Matter,\" La Presse",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "carte blanche, license, free rein"
      ],
      "id": "en-blanc-seing-fr-noun-9TkO-lSa",
      "links": [
        [
          "carte blanche",
          "carte blanche"
        ],
        [
          "license",
          "license"
        ],
        [
          "free rein",
          "free rein"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) carte blanche, license, free rein"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/blɑ̃.sɛ̃/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "blanc-seing"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "French 2-syllable words",
    "French countable nouns",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French lemmas",
    "French masculine nouns",
    "French multiword terms",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From blanc (“white”) and seing (“signature”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "blanc-seings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blancs-seings",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "+",
        "3": "blancs-seings"
      },
      "expansion": "blanc-seing m (plural blanc-seings or blancs-seings)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "blank signature"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "blank signature",
          "blank signature"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a document so signed, a blank check etc."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "blank check",
          "blank check"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "French terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "The verdict shocked part of America, in whose view it offered carte blanche to white supremacists and armed groups.",
          "roman": "Ce verdict a choqué une partie de l’Amérique, estimant qu’il offrait un blanc-seing aux partisans de la suprématie blanche et aux groupes armés.",
          "text": "2021 (November 22), Agence France-Presse, \"Kyle Rittenhouse dit qu’il soutient Black Lives Matter,\" La Presse",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "carte blanche, license, free rein"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "carte blanche",
          "carte blanche"
        ],
        [
          "license",
          "license"
        ],
        [
          "free rein",
          "free rein"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) carte blanche, license, free rein"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "blanc-seing"
}

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