rançon

French

Etymology

From Old French rençon, raençon, inherited from Latin redemptiō, redemptiōnem. Doublet of rédemption.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɑ̃.sɔ̃/

Noun

rançon f (plural rançons)

1. ransom

Derived terms

• rançonner

Further reading

• “rançon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.