échoir

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French escheoir, from Vulgar Latin *excadēre (“fall out”), from Latin ex- + cadere. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.ʃwaʁ/ Rhymes: -waʁ === Verb === échoir (intransitive) to befall, to happen by chance Cela lui est échu en partage. ― It fell to his lot. le cas échéant ― if applicable (literally, “[in the event of] the case happening; if the case happens”) (intransitive, of an invoice) to become payable, to be due ==== Conjugation ==== This verb is defective and is only conjugated in the third-person. ==== Derived terms ==== échéant échéance === Further reading === “échoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012