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Webster 1913 Edition
Outrance
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Ouˊtrance′
(oōˊträNs′)
, Noun.
[F. See
Outré
.] The utmost or last extremity.
Combat a outrance
, a fight to the end, or to the death.
Syn. – fight to the finish.
Definition 2024
outrance
outrance
English
Noun
outrance (usually uncountable, plural outrances)
- (obsolete) The furthest degree or extremity, going beyond bounds or propriety.
- 1819: But if the shield was touched with the sharp end of the lance, the combat was understood to be at “outrance”, that is, the knights were to fight with sharp weapons, as in actual battle. — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Old French oltrance (modern oltrance), from outrer (“pass beyond”), from oltre, outre, utre, from Late Latin ultra-. Compare outrage.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ut.ʁɑ̃s/
- Homophone: outrances
Noun
outrance f (plural outrances)