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dou⋅ceur

  [doo-sur; Fr. doo-sœr]
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–noun, plural -ceurs  [-surz; Fr. -sœr] .
1. a gratuity; tip.
2. a conciliatory gift or bribe.
3. Archaic. sweetness or agreeableness.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < MF: sweetness < LL dulcor, with initial syll. reshaped under influence of F doux, douce; see douce, -eur
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dou·ceur   (dōō-sûr', -sɶr')   
n.  Money given as a tip, gratuity, or bribe.

[French, from Late Latin dulcor, sweetness, from Latin dulcis, sweet.]
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