chalenge

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French chalenge, chalange, chalonge, from Latin calumnia, from Proto-Italic *kalwomniā.

Alternative forms

• caleng, chalange, chalaunge, chalence, chaleng, kalange, kalleng

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃalɛnd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃala(u̯)nd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈkal-/

Noun

chalenge (plural chalenges)

1. A slanderous or defamatory claim or allegation.
2. A (personal) flaw, wrong or misdeed.
3. A claim; the assertion of a privilege or right.
4. (rare) A summons for a duel, especially for a trial by combat.
5. (rare) The challenging or countering of an assertion.

Related terms

• chalengeable
• chalengen
• chalengere
• chalengynge

Descendants

• English: challenge
• Scots: challenge

References

• “chalenǧe, n).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-28.

Etymology 2

Verb

chalenge

1. Alternative form of chalengen

Old French

Noun

chalenge m

1. Alternative form of chalonge