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)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “rançon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.