aubain

French

Etymology

Uncertain. The TLF suggests a derivation from Frankish *alibanni (“a person belonging to another ban”). Another possible source is Latin *alibanus (“person from elsewhere”), from alibi (“elsewhere”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /o.bɛ̃/
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Noun

aubain m (plural aubains)

  1. (historical) a foreigner who was not naturalised, and who had few rights

See also

Further reading

“aubain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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