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noun
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
Also, especially British, ran·cour.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English rancour < Middle French < Late Latin rancōr- (stem of rancor) rancidity, equivalent to Latin ranc(ēre) (see rancid) + -ōr- -or1
1175–1225; Middle English rancour < Middle French < Late Latin rancōr- (stem of rancor) rancidity, equivalent to Latin ranc(ēre) (see rancid) + -ōr- -or1
Related forms
ran·cored; especially British, ran·coured, adjective
un·ran·cored, adjective
Antonyms
benevolence.
benevolence.
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rancor
early 13c., from O.Fr. rancor, from L. rancorem "rancidness, grudge, bitterness," from L. rancere "to stink" (see rancid). Rancorous is from 1580s.
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