esprit fort

noun

A person of strong character.

OriginFrench esprit fort →
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Meanings

nounesprit fort (plural esprits forts)

plural esprits forts

  1. A person of strong character.

    And, upon the same principle, we think, if Sir Henry had consumed his liquids like an Irish gentleman, his son would have been an esprit fort.

    1831, Fraser's Magazine, volume 4, page 107

Origin

  1. Frenchesprit fort
  2. Englishesprit fort

From French esprit fort.

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