indemnité

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French

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Etymology

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From indemniser +‎ -ité.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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indemnité f (plural indemnités)

  1. indemnity
  2. compensation

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Middle French

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Etymology

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First known attestation 1369, borrowed from Latin indemnitās.[1]

Noun

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indemnité f (plural indemnités)

  1. insurance payment

References

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  1. ^ Etymology and history of indemnité”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.