apparentement

noun

ap·​pa·​rente·​ment

ȧpȧräⁿtmäⁿ

plural -s

: an alliance of French political parties formed during an election

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, alliance by marriage, from apparenter to ally by marriage (from Old French aparenter to take or treat as a relative, from a-—from Latin ad-— + parent relative, parent) + -ment

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