"revengeance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: revengeances [plural]
Etymology: From revenge + vengeance. Etymons with French revengance. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|revenge|vengeance}} revenge + vengeance Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} revengeance (countable and uncountable, plural revengeances)
  1. (now rare and nonstandard, sometimes humorous) Vengeance; revenge. Tags: archaic, countable, humorous, nonstandard, sometimes, uncountable
    Sense id: en-revengeance-en-noun-0ddDyekq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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