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ranklement en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English rankle Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English ranklement From rankle + -ment.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The state of being rankled; resentment
    • His little sister, Louisa, six months his junior, was, however, allowed to go to the market, and this was a source of great ranklement to the boy […] 1999, Neil Gaiman, Stardust, page 34 (2001 Perennial Edition)