Talk:Filles du Roy
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English term. I think this is French. The English translation is King's Daughters (see our friends at Wikipedia) SemperBlotto (talk) 06:40, 31 March 2019 (UTC)
- It is spelled as "Filles du Roy" and "Filles du Roi" in modern Canadian English, and "King's Daughters" is rare / fallen out of use. -- 70.51.201.106 06:42, 31 March 2019 (UTC)
- I too think this is a French term; uses in English texts appear to be instances of code-switching. You can find “Le Roi Soleil” in English texts (like here), but that don’t make it English. It is funny that the English translation features the innocent daughters, presumably because girls has other connotations. But in French, these connotations are even stronger for filles. --Lambiam 09:45, 31 March 2019 (UTC)
I am inclined to accept it as English for two reasons. 1) It is part of Canadian history. Canada is a bilingual country. As someone who lives in a bilingual country, I am aware of how word borrowings tend to be pretty fluid - the distinctions between the two languages are not that precise. 2) It is a proper noun, not a regular noun. The English translation is rare, and usually only appended as an explanation. Further, in the citations given, they are called The Filles du Roy, not Les Filles du Roy. Kiwima (talk) 20:32, 3 April 2019 (UTC)
RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 22:15, 10 April 2019 (UTC)