sursitaire
French, noun/syʁ.si.tɛʁ/
sursitaire is spelled S-U-R-S-I-T-A-I-R-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 87 million words in written French, the 291,657th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sursitaire is a French feminine noun meaning “deferred conscript” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Celui qui bénéficie d’un sursis du service militaire”.
What does sursitaire mean in English?
adjective
- 1
deferred (granted a delay in their call-up)
- 2
in waiting, in abeyance
noun
- 1
femininemasculinedeferred conscript
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui bénéficie d’un sursis.
noun: 1. Celui qui bénéficie d’un sursis du service militaire.
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 sursitaire
- sursitaires plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sursitaire?
- /syʁ.si.tɛʁ/
- \syʁ.si.tɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is sursitaire in French?
sursitaire appears about once in every 87 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).