- an understanding or agreement, as between nations
- the parties to this
Origin of entente
French from Old French from entendre, to understand: see intentOrigin of entente
French from Old French from entendre, to understand: see intent
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Origin of entente
French from Old French intent from feminine past participle of entendre to understand, intend ; see intend .
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Borrowing from French entente, meaning “understanding”.
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