farse

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/fɑː(ɹ)s/

noun

A vernacular paraphrase inserted into Latin liturgy.

OriginMedieval Latin farsa →
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Meanings

farse1

nounfarse (plural farses)

plural farses

  1. A vernacular paraphrase inserted into Latin liturgy.

farse2

verbfarse (third-person singular simple present farses, present participle farsing, simple past and past participle farsed)

present singular third person farses · participle present farsing · participle past farsed · past farsed · alternative farce

  1. transitiveTo insert vernacular paraphrases into (a Latin liturgy).

    There is also evidence of glossing (or farsing) the texts of the Epistles read in the masses of the Christmas Octave.

    2010, Frank C. Senn, The People's Work: A Social History of the Liturgy, page 138

Origin

farse · noun

  1. Medieval Latinfarsa
  2. Englishfarse

From Medieval Latin farsa. Doublet of farce.

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farse · verb

  1. Old Frenchfarsir
  2. Englishfarse

From Old French farsir. Doublet of farce.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with farse

parsesparsefarceparsfarsmarsesearce
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Sounds the same

farcefarce

Anagrams

fearsfaresFraseFreas
Cite this entry
APA

farse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farse

MLA

“farse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farse. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “farse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farse.

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