rancor

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

rancor, ōris, m. [ranceo, rancens].

I Lit., a stinking smell or flavor , rankness , rancidity (late Lat.), Pall. 1, 20, 2; 11, 10, 2. —

II Trop., an old grudge , rancor , Hier. Ep. 13, 1.

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