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engagé

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From French engagé. Doublet of engagee.

noun engagés

historical Someone serving under a contract of engagement. In 1705, "un nommé Laurain" having been up the Missouri River, there met native groups who had knowledge of the Spaniards, and in 1706 two Canadiens had spent two years status, like François-Marie Perrot, who began as a lowly engagé for the Jesuits and over the years became an influential explorer d

adjective more engagé · most engagé

Passionately committed to a cause. Fortunately, most scholars, engagé or not, are willing to deal with differing ponts of view.
Similar: engaged

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"engagé." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/engag%C3%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{engage_2026,
  title = {engagé},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/engag%C3%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}