Etymograph

English

rangale

Rangale comes from French rengaille.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentrengaille1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2024rangale1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English rangale
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2024, Patricia Monge, A Quiet Rumble: “In the wild little grove stood a grand stag…”.

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentrengailleWiktionary, English rangale
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2024rangaleWiktionary, English rangale. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2024, Patricia Monge, A Quiet Rumble: “In the wild little grove stood a grand stag…”

Every English word from French rengaille

Today it means

noun The ranks or body of an army.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “rangale”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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