ligueur
French, adjective/li.ɡœʁ/
ligueur is spelled L-I-G-U-E-U-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written French, the 118,416th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ligueur is a French adjective meaning “that is part of a (reactionary, political) league” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui fait partie d’une ligue politique, plutôt conservatrice, voire réactionnaire”.
What does ligueur mean in English?
adjective
- 1
that is part of a (reactionary, political) league
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Celui qui faisait partie de la Ligue, du temps de Henri III et de Henri IV. 2. Ceux qui font partie d’une ligue politique, plutôt conservatrice, voire réactionnaire.
adjective: 1. Qui fait partie d’une ligue politique, plutôt conservatrice, voire réactionnaire.
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 ligueur
- ligueuse feminine
- ligueurs masculine plural
- ligueuses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ligueur?
- /li.ɡœʁ/
- \li.ɡœʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ligueur in French?
ligueur appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).