chalenge
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Old French chalenge, chalange, chalonge, from Latin calumnia, from Proto-Italic *kalwomniā.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
chalenge (plural chalenges)
- A slanderous or defamatory claim or allegation.
- A (personal) flaw, wrong or misdeed.
- A claim; the assertion of a privilege or right.
- (rare) A summons for a duel, especially for a trial by combat.
- (rare) The challenging or countering of an assertion.
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Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “chalenǧe, n).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-28.
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
chalenge
- Alternative form of chalengen
Old French[edit]
Noun[edit]
chalenge m
- Alternative form of chalonge
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