rance

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English

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Etymology

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From Old French ranche, from Latin ramex, ramus.

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Noun

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rance (countable and uncountable, plural rances)

  1. A type of coloured marble from Belgium. Rance is red and often has white or blue graining.
  2. (Scotland) A prop or shore.
  3. A round or spreader between the legs of a chair.

Verb

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rance (third-person singular simple present rances, present participle rancing, simple past and past participle ranced)

  1. (Scotland, transitive) To prop or shore up.

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French

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Etymology

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Old (14th century), borrowed from Latin rancidus. Doublet of rancio.

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Adjective

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rance (plural rances)

  1. rancid

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