raenchon
Middle French
Etymology
Old French raençon.
Noun
raenchon f (plural raenchons)
- ransom
- circa 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
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Descendants
- French: rançon