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assise

French, noun/a.siz/

assise is a French feminine noun meaning “foundation (supporting base of a wall)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of assis. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Base d’une muraille”.

What does assise mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininefoundation (supporting base of a wall)

  2. 2

    femininebase, basis, foundation

  3. 3

    femininestratum, bed, layer (layer of sedimentary rock)

  4. 4

    femininestratum (layer of vegetation)

  5. 5

    femininestratum (layer of tissue)

  6. 6

    femininecourse (row or layer of bricks)

  7. 7

    feminineseat of a chair

noun

  1. 1

    archaicfemininefly excrement

verb

  1. 1

    femininefeminine singular of assis

    Elle est assise en ce moment-même.

adjective

  1. 1

    femininefeminine singular of assis

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Base d’une muraille. 2. Couche sédimentaire d’une formation. 3. Rang dans une construction. 4. Base, fondation.

noun: 1. Chiure de mouches.

adjective: 1. Disposé en rangées régulières pour former les assises d'un mur.

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 assise

  • assises plural
  • assisés plural masculine
  • assisée singular feminine
  • assisées plural feminine

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce assise?

  • /a.siz/
  • \a.siz\
  • \a.si.ze\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to assise

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is assise in French?

assise appears 15 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).