cédule

See also: cedule

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French cedule, borrowed from Latin schedula, diminutive of scheda. Compare Portuguese and Spanish cédula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.dyl/

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Noun

cédule f (plural cédules)

1. (dated) debt certificate, borrower's note, payment agreement
   • 1844–1846, Alexandre Dumas, chapter XVIII, in Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, volume 2, published 1889:

     Danglars voulut au moins se donner le mérite de la bonne volonté ; il prit la plume et le papier que lui présentait Peppino, écrivit la cédule, et signa.

     Danglars thought it as well to comply with a good grace, so he took the pen, ink, and paper Peppino offered him, wrote the draft, and signed it.

2. (by extension) note

   Synonym: billet

3. (Canada) schedule

   Synonym: emploi du temps

Further reading

• “cédule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.