This is the 8317th most frequent French word.
xvie
"XVIe" in French means "16th" and is used as an ordinal number, often referring to the 16th century.
The term 'XVIe' is a Roman numeral representing the number 16, used here as an ordinal to indicate the century.
Le château a été construit au XVIe siècle.
The castle was built in the 16th century.
Here, 'XVIe' is again used as a numeral qualifier for 'siècle', referencing the time period of the 16th century in historical context.
Dans l'histoire de France, le XVIe siècle est marqué par la Renaissance.
In the history of France, the 16th century is marked by the Renaissance.
In this sentence, 'XVIe' specifies the timeframe, emphasizing the actions of kings during the 16th century.