rancor
Meaning
Noun
- The deepest malignity or spite; deep-seated enmity or malice; inveterate hatred.
- Rancidity, rankness.
Origin
- First attested in the 13th century as Middle English rancour, from Old French rancor, from Latin rancor ("rancidity, grudge, rancor"), from *ranceĊ, from which also English rancid.
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