raenchon

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French raençon.

Noun

raenchon f (plural raenchons)

  1. ransom
    • c. 1369, Jean Froissart, Chroniques:
      ils garderent le chevallier environ quatre mois dedens son chastel, tant qu'il eut payé mille frans pour sa raenchon
      they kept the knight in his castle for four months, until he paid a ransom of a thousand francs

Descendants

  • French: rançon