EuroLex/F/Charge


 * Original language: French
 * Original form and meaning: charge - 1. office, charge; 2. effort; 3. task; 4. weight, workload; 5. techn.: filler material; 6. techn.: weight; 7. phys.: charge, 8. indebtedness

(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)

Annotations
Etymology: from OF chargier "load, burden", from LL carricare "to load a wagon, cart", from L carrus "wagon"

Charger "horse ridden by officer in the field" is from 1762 Chargé d'affairs was borrowed from F 1767

Source: http://www.etymonline.com/

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