chalenge
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French chalenge, chalange, chalonge, from Latin calumnia, from Proto-Italic *kalwomniā.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃalɛnd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃala(u̯)nd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈkal-/
Noun
chalenge (plural chalenges)
- A slanderous or defamatory claim or allegation.
- A (personal) flaw, wrong or misdeed.
- A claim; the assertion of a privilege or right.
- (rare) A summons for a duel, especially for a trial by combat.
- (rare) The challenging or countering of an assertion.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “chalenǧe, n).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 February 2019.
Etymology 2
Verb
chalenge
- alternative form of chalengen
Old French
Noun
chalenge m
- alternative form of chalonge