usurier

French

Etymology

From usure + -ier. Compare also usuraire, from Latin ūsūrārius.

Noun

usurier m (plural usuriers, feminine usurière)

  1. usurer, moneylender; loan shark

Descendants

  • Italian: usuriere

Adjective

usurier (feminine usurière, masculine plural usuriers, feminine plural usurières)

  1. acquisitive, avaricious

Further reading

Old French

Noun

usurier oblique singular, m (oblique plural usuriers, nominative singular usuriers, nominative plural usurier)

  1. usurer (a person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an illegal, exorbitant, or unfair rate)

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