célibat

French

noun
Definitions
  • celibacy (state of being unmarried)
  • celibacy state of not engaging in sexual intercourse

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caelibātus (a single life, celibacy).

Origin

Latin

caelibātus

Gloss

a single life, celibacy

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