rancour
Meaninga stale grudge
Common meaning: lasting bitterness
- rancto be stale; a stale grudgeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1522 · scan
- ournoun or verb ending (French -our)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Latin ranceō; rancor ‘to be stale; a stale grudge’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry ranceō, p. 1522 · dictionary scan
Roots
- ranceō; rancor Latin “to be stale; a stale grudge”
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