parvenue

See also: Parvenü

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French parvenue, feminine past participle of parvenir (“to arrive”), learned borrowing from Latin parvenire, from per- (“through”) + venire (“to come”).

Noun

parvenue (plural parvenues)

  1. feminine equivalent of parvenu

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French

Verb

parvenue

  1. feminine singular of the past participle of parvenir
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