pour encourager les autres
/ˌpʊər ɒ̃ˌkʊraʒeɪ leɪz ˈəʊtrə/ /ˌpɔːr ɒ̃ˌkʊraʒeɪ leɪz ˈəʊtrə/noun
Of a punishment or sacrifice: as an example to others; to encourage or deter others. Now chiefly in extended and weakened uses.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Duke of Wellington (1769–1852), army officer and prime minister. From French pour encourager les autres from French pour for, in order to + encourager + les, plural definite article + autres, plural of autre other.
- observably
- observance
- observancy
- observant
- Observantine
- Observantist
- observantly
- observantness
- observate
- observated
- observation
- observational
- observationalism
- observationalist
- observationality
- observationally
- observation-based
- observation basis
- observation car
- observation cell
- observation deck
- observation mine
- observation post
- observation report
- observation satellite