cierge

Meaning

Noun

A wax candle used in religious rites.

Origin

From earlier cerge, from Middle English serge, cerge, from Old French cierge, cerge from Latin cereus ("waxy"), from cera. The current pronunciation is learnedly taken from modern French cierge (with varying degrees of nativisation).

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