rançon

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French rençon, raençon, inherited from Latin redemptiōnem. Doublet of rédemption.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁɑ̃.sɔ̃/

Noun

rançon f (plural rançons)

ransom

Derived terms

Further reading

“rançon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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