vendee

noun

vend·ee ven-ˈdē

: one to whom a thing is sold : buyer

Etymology

vend(or) (or its source, Anglo-French vendur) + -ee entry 1

First Known Use

1547, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of vendee was in 1547

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Style

“Vendee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vendee. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

Copy Citation

vendee

noun

vend·ee ˌven-ˈdē

: one to whom a thing is sold

Vendée

Ven·dée väⁿ-ˈdā

variants or La Vendée

lä-väⁿ-ˈdā

region of western France bordering on the Bay of Biscay south of Brittany

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