censive
French, noun/sɑ̃.siv/
censive is spelled C-E-N-S-I-V-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written French, the 125,137th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Censive is a French feminine noun meaning “censive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Étendue d’un fief”.
What does censive mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecensive
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Étendue d’un fief. 2. Redevance due à un seigneur féodal. 3. Terre concédée contre la redevance d’un cens annuel au seigneur censier.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of censive
- censives plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce censive?
- /sɑ̃.siv/
- \sɑ̃.siv\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is censive in French?
censive appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).