noun, masculine/de.sɛ/
décès is masculine in French.
death (act or fact of dying)
“Le décès de deux jeunes a provoqué des émeutes” — The death of two youths caused riots
Related: acte de décès
Inherited from Middle French deces, from Old French deces, from Latin dēcessus, past participle of dēcēdō (“depart, die”).