nee

nee
/nay/, adj.
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name): Madame de Staël, nee Necker.
Also, née.
[1750-60; < F, fem. of (ptp. of naître to be born) L natus (see NATIVE)]

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  • nee — introducing the maiden name of a married woman, 1758, from Fr. née, fem. pp. of naître born, from L. natus, pp. of nasci to be born (Old L. gnasci; see GENUS (Cf. genus)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • née — ► ADJECTIVE (masc. né) ▪ born (used in citing a person s former name, especially a married woman s maiden name): Mrs. Hargreaves, née Liddell. ORIGIN French …   English terms dictionary

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  • nee — (Fr.) Word used to show maiden family name of a married woman. Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations …   Law dictionary

  • nee — ↑ne1 …   Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache

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