rencounter
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rencounter /rɛnˈkaʊntə/ archaic
▶noun
- 1 a chance meeting.
- 2 a battle, skirmish, or duel.
– origin C16: from Fr. rencontre (n.), rencontrer ‘meet face to face’.
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