égalité

See also: êgalité

French

Etymology

From égal +‎ -ité, or borrowed from Latin aequālitātem. Cf. also the variant forms equalité, esgalité (Middle French), igauté, and the inherited Old French form oelté.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ɡa.li.te/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

égalité f (plural égalités)

  1. equality
    Antonym: inégalité
  2. (tennis, table tennis, volleyball) deuce
  3. tie (in sport)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → German: Egalität
  • → Romanian: egalitate

See also

Further reading

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