† vengeantadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Avenging; executing vengeance.
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society > authority > punishment > retributive punishment > [adjective] > inflicting retributive punishment
vengeanta1340
venging1508
revenging1548
avenging1590
revengive1608
the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [adjective] > avenging
vengeanta1340
venging1508
revenging1548
avenging1590
revengive1608
vindictive1656
a1340 R. Rolle Psalter xcviii. 9 Lord oure god þou herd þaim: god þou was til þaim merciabil, and vengaunt in all þaire fyndyngis.
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- tentdoor
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- tenteam
- tented
- tenteethed
- tenter
- tenter or tenteringmachines
- tenter- or tentering-machines
- tenter-balk
- tenter-bar
- tenter-field
- tenter-fields or grounds
- tenter-frame
- tenter-ground
- tenter-hooking
- tenter-house
- tenter-houses
- tenter-machine
- tenter-place
- tenter-stretched
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- tenter-yard