serment
French, noun/sɛʁ.mɑ̃/
serment is spelled S-E-R-M-E-N-T (7 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written French, the 6,181st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Serment is a French masculine noun meaning “oath, pledge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Affirmation ou promesse faite en attestant Dieu, un être ou un objet sacré”.
What does serment mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineoath, pledge
prestation de serment
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Affirmation ou promesse faite en attestant Dieu, un être ou un objet sacré. 2. Promesse de respecter la constitution civile du clergé que faisaient les prêtres.
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 serment
- serments plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce serment?
- /sɛʁ.mɑ̃/
- \sɛʁ.mɑ̃\
- [sɛʁ.mɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to serment
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is serment in French?
serment appears 11 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).