venjance

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From vengier +‎ -ance.

Noun

venjance oblique singular, f (oblique plural venjances, nominative singular venjance, nominative plural venjances)

  1. revenge; vengeance
    • c. 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, page 68, line 420:
      volt Tristran dunc quere venjance
      Tristan wants therefore to seek vengeance

Descendants

  • French: vengeance
  • → Italian: vengianza (semi-learned)
  • → Middle English: vengeaunce (via Anglo-Norman)
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