Rancour vs Feud - What's the difference?
rancour | feud |
*{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
, chapter=4, title= A state of long-standing mutual hostility.
(professional wrestling slang) A staged rivalry between wrestlers.
(obsolete) A combination of kindred to avenge injuries or affronts, done or offered to any of their blood, on the offender and all his race.
To carry on a feud.
As nouns the difference between rancour and feud
is that rancour is while feud is a state of long-standing mutual hostility or feud can be an estate granted to a vassal by a feudal lord in exchange for service.As a verb feud is
to carry on a feud.rancour
English
Noun
(en noun)A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.}} ----
feud
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) fede, feide, , ultimately from the same Germanic source. Related to (l), (l).Alternative forms
* fede (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- ''You couldn't call it a feud exactly, but there had always been a chill between Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.
Verb
(en verb)- ''The two men began to feud after one of them got a job promotion and the other thought he was more qualified.