"signifiance" meaning in Middle French

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Noun

Forms: signifiances [plural], senefiance [alternative]
Etymology: Old French senefiance, the signi- sequence being added back to more closely match the original Latin etymon significantia. Etymology templates: {{inh|frm|fro|senefiance}} Old French senefiance, {{der|frm|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{head|frm|noun|||plural|signifiances||{{{pl2}}}||{{{f}}}||{{{f}}}s|f1accel-form=p|g=f|g2=|head=|sort=}} signifiance f (plural signifiances), {{frm-noun|f}} signifiance f (plural signifiances)
  1. meaning Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-signifiance-frm-noun-5Am~xv55 Categories (other): Middle French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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