rixation

English

Etymology

From Latin rīxārī (“to quarrel”).

Pronunciation

Noun

rixation (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Scolding; brawling.[1][2]
    Synonyms: correption, objurgation; brawl, scuffle; see also Thesaurus:scolding, Thesaurus:fight

References

  1. ^ Henry Cockeram’s The English dictionarie, or an interpreter of hard English words (1623)
  2. ^ The Oxford English Dictionary (2007)
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