esbat
American
[es-bat]
/ ˈɛs bæt /
noun
Etymology
Origin of esbat
1965–70; apparently a contemporary borrowing of Old French esbat amusement, diversion ( French ébat ), derivative of esbattre frolic, equivalent to es- ex- 1 + battre < Latin battuere pound, beat; compare obsolete English esbatement amusement
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