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douzaines

douzaines is the plural of douzaine.

Meaning of douzaine

Noun

douzaine (plural douzaines)

  1. (Guernsey) A parish council, consisting of a dean and twelve douzeniers.
    • If the eldest son will not accept the valuation set upon it by the town Douzaine, then it will be successively offered to the sons and daughters in rotation, according to seniority […]1841, Peter Jeremie, An Essay on the Laws of Real Property in Guernsey, Guernsey

Questions about douzaines

What is douzaines the plural of?
Douzaines is the plural of douzaine.

Words near douzaines in the dictionary

  1. doux
  2. Douyin
  3. Douyiner
  4. Douyiners
  5. douzaine
  6. douzaines
  7. douzenier
  8. douzeniers
  9. douzepeer
  10. douzepeers
  11. douzeper

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