RANCOUR


Meaning of RANCOUR in English

( US rancor )

■ noun bitterness; resentment.

Derivatives

rancorous adjective

rancorously adverb

Origin

ME: via OFr. from late L. rancor 'rankness' (in the Vulgate 'bitter grudge'), related to L. rancidus 'stinking'.

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