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sa his, her, its
sabotier wooden-shoe maker
sacristain sacristan, sexton
sage-femme midwife
saignement bleeding
sain sane, healthy
saints sacrements last ritesd’absolution
samedi Saturday
sans without
sans vie without life, lifeless
savoir to know, namely
savonnier soap merchant, soapmaker
saxon Saxon
scarlatine scarlet fever
sceau seal
scieur sawyer
Seigneur the Lord
seize sixteen
seizième sixteenth
selon according to
semaine week
sénilité old age
sept seven
septante seventy
septantième seventieth
septembre September
septième seventh
sépulture burial
seront (they) will be
serrurier locksmith
servante maid, servant girl
ses his, her, its
seul(e) single, alone
seulement only
sexe sex
siècle century
signature signature
signé signed
six six
sixième sixth
société society
soeur sister
soeur consanguine sister by the same father but different mother
soeur germaine sister by the same mother and father
soeur utérine sister by the same mother but different father
soir (soirée) evening
soixante sixty
soixante-dix seventy
soixante-dixième seventieth
soixantième sixtieth
soldat soldier
son his, her, its
sont are
sous under, low
soussigné the undersigned
souvent often
statut légal status, condition
statut personnel status, condition
sud south
Suisse Swiss
suivant(e) next, following, according to
supérieur(e) upper
sur on, above, upon, at
surlendemain two days later
survivant surviving
sus-dit aforementioned
susnommé aforementioned

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