outrance
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French oltrance (modern oltrance), from outrer (“pass beyond”), from oltre, outre, utre, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin ultra-. Compare outrage.
Pronunciation
Noun
outrance (usually uncountable, plural outrances)
- (obsolete) The furthest degree or extremity, going beyond bounds or propriety.
- 1819: But if the shield was touched with the sharp end of the lance, the combat was understood to be at “outrance”, that is, the knights were to fight with sharp weapons, as in actual battle. — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
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French
Etymology
From Old French oltrance, from outrer (“pass beyond”), from oltre, outre, utre, from Late Latin ultra-. Compare outrage.
Pronunciation
Noun
outrance f (plural outrances)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “outrance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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