prayere
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prayer — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French priere, praiere, preiere, from Medieval Latin precaria, from Latin, feminine of precarius obtained by entreaty, from prec , prex Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) an address … New Collegiate Dictionary
prière — (pri è r ) s. f. 1° Acte de religion par lequel on s adresse à Dieu. • Mes yeux seront ouverts et mes oreilles attentives à la prière de celui qui m invoquera en ce lieu, SACI Bible, Paralip. II, VII, 15. • Sa prière montant vers vous avec… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
prairie — (n.) tract of level or undulating grassland in North America, 1773, from Fr. prairie, from O.Fr. praerie (12c.), from V.L. *prataria, from L. pratum meadow, originally a hollow. The word existed in Middle English as prayere, but was lost and… … Etymology dictionary
