Besogne

/bɪˈsoʊn/ noun

A task, job, or work; labor or employment, especially tedious or necessary work.

From Old French 'besogne' and 'besoigne,' which came from Latin 'bisunium' via Romance languages. The word traveled through French into Middle English, where it referred to labor or occupation.

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