jurande
French, noun/ʒy.ʁɑ̃d/
jurande is spelled J-U-R-A-N-D-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 35 million words in written French, the 187,990th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jurande is a French feminine noun meaning “a corporation or confraternity in 18th century France” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Charge de juré, dans les anciennes corporations de métiers”.
What does jurande mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea corporation or confraternity in 18th century France
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Charge de juré, dans les anciennes corporations de métiers 2. Temps pendant lequel on l’exerçait. 3. Corps des jurés.
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 jurande
- jurandes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jurande?
- /ʒy.ʁɑ̃d/
- \ʒy.ʁɑ̃d\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jurande in French?
jurande appears about once in every 35 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).