dautrui

Dautrui is typically written as d’autrui in modern French. It is not a standalone noun but a contracted prepositional phrase meaning “of others.” The principal noun in this construction is autrui, a literary pronoun meaning “other people” or “others,” used in formal, philosophical, or religious registers. The expression d’autrui appears in phrases such as la souffrance d’autrui (the suffering of others) or le bien d’autrui (the welfare of others). In contemporary everyday French, autrui remains relatively formal, with les autres being more common in ordinary speech.

Autrui derives from Old French autrui, which itself traces back to Latin alterius, reflecting the historical development of pronouns for referring to other people. The d’autrui construction signals possession or attribution relating to others and is chiefly of historical or stylistic interest today.

There is little evidence of Dautrui as a widely recognized contemporary person, place, or organization. If a specific individual, family, or location uses the name Dautrui, it would require precise context to identify it, as such uses are not prominent in standard reference works.

In summary, dautrui is best understood as the contracted form d’autrui, connected to the literary pronoun autrui rather than as a distinct modern term. It is encountered mainly in historical, literary, or philosophical language. See also autrui; see also d’autrui as a phrase.