Etymology

warence

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Today it means: Dyer's madder, an herb (Rubia tinctorum) or a reddish dye made from the herb. Full definition →

Middle English waraunce ← Anglo-Norman warance
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  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromwarance
  2. Middle English · inherited fromwaraunce
  3. English todaywarence

Inherited from Middle English waraunce, from Anglo-Norman warance (modern French garance).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.