chalenge

Middle English

/ˈtʃalɛndʒ(ə)/, /ˈkalɛndʒ(ə)/

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French chalenge derived from Latin calumnia (a false accusation, calumny, trickery, false statement, malicious charge, fallacy, artifice, misrepresentation, slander, false accusation) derived from Proto-Italic *kalwomniā.

Origin

Proto-Italic

*kalwomniā

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