raenchon
Middle French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French raençon.
Noun
[edit]raenchon f (plural raenchons)
- ransom
- c. 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
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- French: rançon