Provençal

1. not comparableOf, from or relating to Provence, a traditional geographic region roughly corresponding to the modern administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

1. broadlydatedproscribedThe language spoken in Provence; Occitan.

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   “Mirèio” first appeared at Paris in September, 1859, having beside the Provençal a parallel French version of the author's own, or rather a prose translation divided into verses to correspond with the stanzas of the original. […] I must, however, hasten to disclaim any thing approaching to a critical knowledge of the rich and charming Provençal dialect,—or rather language, for it is more than a dialect.

   1872, Frédéric Mistral, translated by Harriet W. Preston, Mirèio: A Provençal Poem, translation of original in Provençal, Preface, page x

   Synonyms: Occitan

2. strictlyThe Romance Occitan dialect of Provence.

   It was the first time I had heard Provençal spoken – there seemed to be moss packed between every syllable.

   1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 343

plural Provençals · plural Provençaux

1. A native or inhabitant of Provence.

   The Normans were putting it about that the Provençals were experts at foraging, to the neglect of fighting. Their children had a refrain with which they taunted their southern French counterparts: ‘the Franks go to fight, the Provençals to food’.

   2011, Conor Kostick, The Siege of Jerusalem: Crusade and Conquest in 1099, Bloomsbury, →ISBN