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rencounter¹

  • /ɹɛnˈkaʊntə/

Where it comes from

From Middle English rencounteren, rencountren, from Middle French rencontrer, corresponding to re- + encounter.

verb rencounters · rencountering · rencountered · rencontre

  1. archaic, transitive To meet, encounter, come into contact with.
  2. obsolete To attack hand to hand. Tho, whenas still he saw him towards pace, He gan rencounter him in equall race

rencounter²

  • /ɹɛnˈkaʊntə/

Where it comes from

From Middle English rencountre, from the verb, after Middle French rencontre, corresponding to re- + encounter.

noun rencounters · rencontre

  1. archaic An encounter between opposing forces; a conflict. Mr Nightingale promised to enquire into the state of Mr Fitzpatrick's wound, and likewise to find out some of the persons who were present at the rencounter.
  2. archaic An encounter or chance meeting. The Prior at length […] rode off with considerably less pomp, and in a much more apostolical condition, so far as worldly matters were concerned, than he had exhibited before this rencounter.

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@misc{rencounter_2026,
  title = {rencounter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rencounter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}