Etymology

vengeance

ven·geance
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Today it means: Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong. Full definition →

Anglo-Norman vengeaunce ← Old French vengeance
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  1. Old French · derived fromvengeance
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromvengeaunce
  3. English todayvengeance

From Anglo-Norman vengeaunce, from Old French vengeance, venjance, from vengier (“to avenge”). Analysable as venge + -ance.

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