ressortissante
French, noun\ʁə.sɔʁ.ti.sɑ̃t\
ressortissante is spelled R-E-S-S-O-R-T-I-S-S-A-N-T-E (14 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written French, the 95,695th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ressortissante is a French feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of ressortissant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne protégée par les représentants diplomatiques ou consulaires d’un pays donné, lorsqu’elle réside dans…”.
What does ressortissante mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of ressortissant
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne protégée par les représentants diplomatiques ou consulaires d’un pays donné, lorsqu’elle réside dans un autre pays.
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 ressortissante
- ressortissantes plural
- ressortissant masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ressortissante?
- \ʁə.sɔʁ.ti.sɑ̃t\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ressortissante in French?
ressortissante appears about once in every 9 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).