From theislandwiki
Many of the original documents which will be encountered when researching Jersey families are written in French, sometimes in Jerriais, and sometimes in a mixture of the two.
Here is a list of some of the words which will be found in these documents and their meanings.
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| Acheter
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to buy
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| acteur
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plaintiff
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| acquereur
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purchaser
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| appartient
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belonging to
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| approuver
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to approve, agree
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| apres
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after
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| assermenter
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to swear in
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| aujourd'hui
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today
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| autre
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other
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| bail
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lease
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| bailleur
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lessor
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| baptême
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baptism
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| baptême en particulier
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private baptism
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| baptême à la maison
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baptism at home
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| bas
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low, sometimes lower
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| beau pere
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father-in-law, stepfather
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| beau fils
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son-in-law, stepson
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| beau frere
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brother-in-law
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| belle fille
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daughter-in-law, stepdaughter
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| belle mere
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mother-in-law, stepmother
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| belle soeur
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sister-in-law
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| beau parents
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parents of spouse
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| boisseaux
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bushels
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| carriere
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quarry
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| cession
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transfer
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| chacun
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each
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| chemin
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road, path
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| chose
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thing
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| coignoissance
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awareness
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| courtil
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field
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| curé
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living
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| curateur
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guardian
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D
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| defunct
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deceased
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| demi
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half
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| deiers
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pennies
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| deffenseur
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defendant
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| delesse
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widow
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| douaire
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widow, in will being divided
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| douit
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fresh water ditch or stream
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| entier
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the whole
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| entre
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between
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| est
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east
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| femme
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wife
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| fermier
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farmer
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| fief
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area owned by a seigneur
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| forgeron
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blacksmith
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| fournivont
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produced
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| fraerie
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expenses
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| frere
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brother
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| fils
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son
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| fils puisne
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next born son
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| fille
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daughter
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| froment
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wheat
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| garantirent
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guaranteed
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| garenne
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rabbit warren
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| gardien
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guardian
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| grandmere
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grandmother
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| grand oncle
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grand uncle
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| grandpere
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grandfather
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| grand tant
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grand aunt
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| grange
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granary
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| haut
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high,higher
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| heritage
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inheritance
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| hers
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heirs
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| jeunesse
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youth
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| jouira
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will enjoy ownership of
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| jurer sur serment
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swear on oath
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| leurs
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theirs
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| les dits
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the said
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| livres
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pounds
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| locataire
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lessee
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| maison
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house
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| maree
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tide
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| marraine
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godmother
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| meneur
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minor
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| mercier
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habadasher
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| mesnage
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paddock
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| meubles
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chattels, furniture
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| minue, mynue
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contract
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| nord
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north
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| ouie de paroisse
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audience of the parish
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| ouest
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west
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| paiera
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will pay
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| parenté
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near relation, close family
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| paroisse
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parish
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| parrain
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godfather
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| par retrait
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theright of a family to buy back inherited land sold within 40 days
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| partage
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division of property in a will
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| partu
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divided
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| piocher
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pickaxe, mattock
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| poule
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hen
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| preciput
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principal son's share of a will
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| preneur
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buyer
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| pré(s)
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meadow(s)
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| proche
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near
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| procureur
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legal representative
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| puîné(e)
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younger, youngest
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| quartier
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quarter
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| quelque
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some
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| qui
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which
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| recevra
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will receive
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| relict
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widow
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| retour
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return
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| rente
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rent, regular payment
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| saisie
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seized
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| seigneur
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lord of the manor
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| selon
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according to
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| situé
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situated
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| soeur
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sister
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| soit
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that is
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| sou
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shilling
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| terrassier
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navvy
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| terre
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land, ground
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| tous
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all
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| tresor
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church funds
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| triezieme
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thirteenth
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| tuteur
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guardian
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| utérin(e)
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half - brother/sister
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| vendeur
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seller
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| vendre
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to sell
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| vendu
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sold
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| vente
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price
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| vergee
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land measure
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| veuf
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widower
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| veuve
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widow
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| vieillesse
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old age
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| vivier
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fish pond
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