sœur laie
French, noun/sœʁ lɛ/
sœur laie is spelled S-Œ-U-R-L-A-I-E (8 letters). Sœur laie is a French masculine noun meaning “a nun of lesser status, mainly employed for domestic services” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does sœur laie mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea nun of lesser status, mainly employed for domestic services
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of sœur laie
- sœurs laies plural
- frère lai masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sœur laie?
- /sœʁ lɛ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.