voulue

Voulue is the feminine past participle of the French verb vouloir. In general use it functions as an adjective meaning “desired” or “wished for,” and it agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies. For example, une fin voulue means a desired end. It can also appear as a past participle in compound tenses with the auxiliary avoir; when the direct object precedes the participle, the participle agrees with that object in gender and number, as in les propositions qu'elle a voulues (the proposals that she wanted).

Etymology and forms: Voulue comes from the verb vouloir, whose masculine past participle is voulu and feminine is voulue. Both forms reflect standard gender agreement in French participles. Vouloir itself derives from Old French volir and ultimately from Latin velle, meaning “to wish.”

Usage notes: In contemporary French, voulue is common in formal and literary contexts to convey intention, aim, or desire attached to a feminine noun. It is less frequent in everyday speech as a standalone descriptor, but it appears in legal, administrative, or rhetorical writing where precise agreement with the noun is important.

Other uses: Voulue may also appear as part of proper names or fictional character designations, but it is not a separate concept outside its grammatical role. It is primarily encountered as a gendered participial adjective rather than as an independent term.