French Genealogical Word List: Difference between revisions

<br>cabaretier=barkeeper<br>canton=administrative division of an arrondissement (in France), province (in Switzerland), township (in French Canada)<br>carte=map<br>catholique romaine=Roman Catholic<br>ce, c’=it<br>ce, cet, cette=this, that<br>céans=here within<br>cejourd’hier=yesterday<br>cejourd’hui=today<br>célèbre=famous<br>célibataire=bachelor, unmarried, single<br>celle=this one, she<br>celle-ci=the latter (f.)<br>celle-là=the former (f.)<br>celui=this one, he<br>celui-ci=the latter (m.)<br>celui-là=the former (m.)<br>cent=hundred<br>centième=hundredth<br>certificat=certificate<br>ceux=those<br>charbonnier=charcoal burner<br>charcutier=pork merchant<br>charretier=cart or carriage man<br>charron=cartwright, wheelwright<br>chasseur=hunter<br>château=castle<br>châtelain=owner of a castle<br>chaudronnier=cooper, barrel maker<br>chez=at the home of<br>chirurgien=surgeon<br>ci-dessous=below here<br>ci-dessus=above here<br>cimetière=cemetery<br>cinq=five<br>cinquante=fifty<br>cinquantième=fiftieth<br>cinquième=fifth<br>citoyen(ne)=citizen<br>clergé=clergymen<br>colline=hill<br>communauté=community (of goods), religious community<br>commune=town, commune (smallest political division in France)<br>communion=communion<br>compagnon=journeyman, partner<br>comparu=appeared<br>comprend=includes<br>comte=count<br>concubine=concubine<br>congestion cérébrale=stroke<br>conjoint=spouse, assistant<br>connaissance=acquaintance<br>conseil d’état civil=civil registrar’s<br>conseiller=councilor<br>consentement=consent<br>contenu=content<br>contractant=the groom (in a marriage record)<br>contractante=the bride (in a marriage record)<br>contrat de mariage=marriage contract<br>contre=against<br>coqueluche=whooping cough<br>cordier=rope maker<br>cordonnier=shoemaker<br>côte=hill<br>couches=bed, marital bed<br>[morte en couches]=[died in childbirth]<br>coup de sang=paralytic stroke<br>cour=court<br>courant=current<br>cousin(e)=cousin<br>cousin(e) germain(e)=first cousin<br>couvreur=roofer<br>culte=religion<br>cultivateur=farmer, cultivator<br>curateur=guardian<br>

 

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