sans-grade
French, noun/sɑ̃.ɡʁad/
sans-grade is a French feminine noun meaning “person relegated to the bottom of the social ladder” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne reléguée en bas de l’échelle sociale”.
What does sans-grade mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineperson relegated to the bottom of the social ladder
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne reléguée en bas de l’échelle sociale.
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 sans-grade
- sans-grades plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sans-grade?
- /sɑ̃.ɡʁad/
- \sɑ̃.ɡʁad\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.