demeure
French, noun
demeure is spelled D-E-M-E-U-R-E (7 letters) and appears 42 times per million words in written French, the 1,996th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Demeure is a French feminine noun meaning “home, domicile, residence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of demeurer. With an accent, demeuré is a different word: “person with a mental handicap”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Habitation, domicile”.
What does demeure mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehome, domicile, residence
- 2
datedfemininedelay
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
noun
- 1
masculineperson with a mental handicap
- 2
colloquialmasculineidiot, retard, stupid person
verb
- 1
past participle of demeurer
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Habitation, domicile. 2. Retard, temps qui court au-delà du terme où l’on est tenu de payer ou de faire quelque chose.
noun: 1. Personne dont les facultés mentales ne se sont pas développées normalement. 2. Personne stupide.
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 demeure
- demeurés plural
- demeurée feminine
- demeures plural
- demeurées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to demeure
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is demeure in French?
demeure appears 42 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).