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âme damnée

[ ahm dah-ney ]
/ ˈɑm dɑˈneɪ /
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noun, plural âmes dam·nées [ahm dah-ney] /ˈɑm dɑˈneɪ/. French.

a person who is willingly or blindly the tool of another person.

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  1. álvarez quintero,
  2. árpád,
  3. ásgeirsson,
  4. ávila,
  5. ávila camacho, manuel,
  6. å,
  7. åbo,
  8. åkerlund deformity,
  9. åland islands,
  10. ålborg

Origin of âme damnée

literally, damned soul
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Word Origin and History for ame damnee

ame damnee

n.

"devoted adherent, toady," 1823, from French âme damnée "familiar spirit," literally "damned soul," originally a soul damned by compact with a controlling demon.

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