aubaine

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aubaine

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From French aubaine, as in droit d'aubaine.

noun

historical The inheritance of the property of an unnaturalized foreigner, in particular in France during feudalism and the Ancien Régime.

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"aubaine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/aubaine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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aubaine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/aubaine

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"aubaine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aubaine.

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@misc{aubaine_2026,
  title = {aubaine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aubaine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}