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Rance

//ɹæns// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A river in Brittany, France, which flows into the English Channel. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A type of coloured marble from Belgium. Rance is red and often has white or blue graining. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A prop or shore. Scotland, countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A round or spreader between the legs of a chair. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To prop or shore up. Scotland, transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Old French ranche, from Latin ramex, ramus.

Etymology 2

From Old French ranche, from Latin ramex, ramus.

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