olivet
definition
Dictionnaire universel de Furetière (1690)
Historical definition of OLIVET s. m.
Lieu planté d'Olives. C'estoit au mont d'Olivet, au jardin d'Olivet, où JESUS-CHRIST fit sa priere avant sa passion. On appelle de ce nom plusieurs lieux en cette commemoration. Le fauxbourg d'Olivet à Orleans.
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