"avengeance" meaning in English

See avengeance in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: avengeaunce [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English avenge Latin -ns Latin -āns Latin -ia Latin -āntia Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English avengeance From avenge + -ance. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|avenge|-ance|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English avenge Latin -ns Latin -āns Latin -ia Latin -āntia Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English avengeance [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "-āntia", "lang_name" : "Latin", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "present active participle", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ns", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-āns", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ia", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ance", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-aunce", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ance", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "avengeance", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="avengeance"> From avenge + -ance., {{ety|en|:af|avenge|-ance|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *wéyHs Proto-Italic *wīs Latin vim Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *déyḱs Proto-Italic *-diks Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -dicōbf. Latin dīcere Proto-Indo-European *-s Latin -s Latin vindex ▲ Latin -ō Latin vindicāre Old French vengier Old French avengierbor. Middle English avengen English avenge Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -āntia Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English avengeance From avenge + -ance. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} avengeance (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) vengeance. Tags: obsolete, uncountable Synonyms (vengeance): avengement, revenge

Alternative forms

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