chalenge

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French chalenge, chalange, chalonge, from Latin calumnia, from Proto-Italic *kalwomniā.

Alternative forms

• chaleng, chalange, chalaunge, kalange, kalleng, caleng, chalence

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃalɛndʒ(ə)/, /ˈtʃalandʒ(ə)/, /ˈtʃalau̯ndʒ(ə)/
• IPA^(key): /ˈkalɛndʒ(ə)/, /ˈkalandʒ(ə)/

Noun

chalenge (plural chalenges)

1. A fraudulent legal claim, allegation or condemnation.
2. A flaw or misdeed; something that one can be attacked for.
3. A claiming; the making of a claim, especially contesting another's claim.
4. (rare) A summons to fight a duel; a call to arms.
5. (rare) An instance of trial by combat as a legal device.
6. (rare) The act of objecting towards or countering something
7. (rare) A summoning or invitation to court.

Related terms

• chalengeable
• chalengen
• chalenger
• chalengyng

Descendants

• English: challenge
• Scots: challenge

References

• “chalenǧe (n.))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-28.

Etymology 2

From Old French chalengier, chalongier, from Latin calumnior.

Verb

chalenge

1. Alternative form of chalengen

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Old French

Noun

chalenge m

1. Alternative form of chalonge