Etymology

vacant

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Today it means: Not occupied; empty. Full definition →

Old French vacant ← Latin vacāns
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  1. Latin · derived fromvacāns
  2. Old French · derived fromvacant
  3. English todayvacant

From Old French vacant, from Latin vacāns.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.