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☻Cool Beans☺ asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 1 decade ago

What does "vos loix" mean?

I think it's French.

Update:

it's in old spelling that must be why its different

thanks

Update 2:

What about "tout court"?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Everyone is correct. It does mean "your laws." Ending a word with "x" indicated a plural word in archaic French.

    "Tout court" literally means "all short." It is translated as "entirely short."

  • Singa
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Vos Lois. In old French it was probably as you put it because it comes from Lex (nom), legis (gen): law in Latin.

    Tout court: means "simply", "in a short way", "no need to add anything else"

    Source(s): French
  • tersaseda
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Loix doesn't exist...do you mean "lois?" If so, it means "Your laws."

    Edit: After a bit of research, Loix is a place, but it still doesn't make sense in your context.

    ***Ahhh, gotcha! Okay! That helps a lot--yes, it means, Your laws. Below is a link that shows the etymology of "loi"--including its time spent as "loix."

    http://www.cnrtl.fr/etymologie/loi

    Merci pour la clarification!

    Source(s): B.A. in French
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Mmhh, I think back in the day "loi" (law) was spelled in plural with an "x", now it's "lois". So it would be "your laws".

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  • serene
    1 decade ago

    "Your laws," but the plural of "law" is misspelled.

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