arrêt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.27 in modern English

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noun

"His father now shewed him an arret, which, on the fourth of June, 1776, he had obtained from the parliament of Rouen against his marriage."
"“Prior Aymer,” said the Templar, “you are a man of gallantry, learned in the study of beauty, and as expert as a troubadour in all matters concerning the arrets of love;[…]”"

Unadapted borrowing from French arrêt.

arrêts (plural) arret (alternative)

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