tresque

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Old French

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Etymology

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Univerbation of trés +‎ que.

Preposition

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tresque

  1. up to, until, as far as
    Synonym: jusque
    • c. 1150, Turoldus, La Chanson de Roland[1], lines 1–3:
      Carles li reis, nostre emper[er]e magnes / Set anz tuz pleins ad estet en Espaigne: / Tresqu'en la mer cunquist la tere altaigne.
      Charlemagne the king, our emperor, has been seven whole years in Spain: conquering the highland all the way to the sea.