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noun, masculine

heur

/œʁ/

noun, masculine/œʁ/plural: heurs

hap, chance, fortune

Sa joie éclatera dans l'heur de ses enfantsShe will shine with joy in the fortune of her children

Related: avoir l'heur de, bonheur, heureux, malheur

Inherited from Old French eür~aür, from Latin augurium. Doublet of augure, which was borrowed from Latin. The non-etymological ⟨h⟩ is due to association with heure (“hour, time”).