Second Treatise of Government — Page 1

Vocabulary

SECOND

Second, referring to the second part or edition

TRAITÉ

Treaty or treatise, a formal written work

DU

Of the, a contraction of de + le

GOUVERNEMENT

Government, the system of ruling a state

par

By, indicating authorship or means

Numérisé

Digitized, converted into digital format

Le

The, masculine definite article in French

Second

Second, the ordinal number following first

Traité

Treatise, a formal written work on a subject

du

Of the, contraction used before masculine nouns

Gouvernement

Government, the authority governing a country

de

Of, from, a very common French preposition

a

Has, third-person singular of avoir (to have)

été

Been, past participle of être (to be)

publié

Published, made available to the public

en

In, a preposition indicating time or place

texte

Text, written words forming a document

complet

Complete, containing all parts without omission

et

And, a basic coordinating conjunction

non

Not, used for negation or denial

abrégé

Abridged, shortened version of a longer text

réédité

Republished, issued again in a new edition

plusieurs

Several, more than two but not very many

fois

Times, occurrences of a repeated event

des

Some, plural indefinite article in French

commentaires

Commentaries, explanatory notes on a text

annotés

Annotated, provided with explanatory notes

Ce

This, a demonstrative pronoun or adjective

est

Is, third-person singular of être (to be)

intégralement

Entirely, completely without any omissions

repris

Reprinted or taken up again in another work

l'

The, elided definite article before a vowel

édition

Edition, a particular version of a publication

poche

Pocket, referring to a small paperback edition

édité

Edited, prepared and published by an editor

avec

With, a preposition indicating accompaniment

une

A, feminine indefinite article in French

introduction

Introduction, opening section presenting a work

Aucun

No, none, indicating the absence of something

élément

Element, a component or part of a whole

n'

Not, elided negation particle before a vowel

inclus

Included, contained within something else

le

The, masculine definite article in French

électronique

Electronic, relating to digital or electronic form

ci-dessous

Below, referring to content that follows underneath

seuls

Only, alone, referring to exclusive elements

les

The, plural definite article in French

mots

Words, units of language conveying meaning

originaux

Original, the initial unaltered versions of something

contenus

Contained, held within a particular space or text

sont

Are, third-person plural of être (to be)

libre

Free, not restricted or encumbered by rights

droits

Rights, legal entitlements or claims to something

d'

Of, elided preposition before a vowel sound

auteur

Author, the person who wrote a work

DEUX

Two, the number 2

TRAITÉS

Treatises, plural of traité; formal written works

PAR

By, indicating the creator or author of something

IMPRIMÉ

Printed, produced in print form

À

At, in, to; a common French preposition

RÉIMPRIMÉ

Reprinted, printed again after the first edition

POUR

For, a preposition indicating purpose or recipient

LA

The, feminine definite article in French

SIXIÈME

Sixth, the ordinal number following the fifth

FOIS

Time, occurrence; used in expressions of frequency

ET

And, coordinating conjunction linking elements

DANS

In, inside; a preposition of location or time

PREMIER

First, the ordinal number before second

LES

The, plural definite article in French

FAUX

False, incorrect or untrue

PRINCIPES

Principles, fundamental truths or guiding rules

FONDEMENTS

Foundations, basic principles underlying a theory

DE

Of, from; a very common French preposition

SES

His, her, its; third-person possessive adjective

PARTISANS

Followers, supporters of a person or cause

DÉMASQUÉS

Unmasked, exposed or revealed for what they are

RENVERSÉS

Overturned, refuted or overthrown

EST

Is, third-person singular of être (to be)

UN

A, one; masculine indefinite article in French

ESSAI

Essay, a short piece of analytical writing

CONCERNANT

Concerning, regarding a particular subject

VÉRITABLE

True, genuine, real in nature or character

ORIGINE

Origin, the point or source from which something begins

ÉTENDUE

Extent, the range or scope of something

FIN

End, purpose, or goal of something

CIVIL

Civil, relating to citizens or civic society