A French word meaning 'war' or 'warfare,' used in English mainly in historical or literary contexts.
From Old French 'guerre,' derived from Frankish 'werra' meaning 'confusion' or 'strife.' The word entered English during the Norman Conquest period and appears in famous phrases like 'guerre de course' (privateering) and military terminology.
Even though we speak English, we borrowed the French word 'guerre' so much during the Middle Ages that it's baked into English military language—words like 'warrior' and 'warring' are basically English cousins of this French word!
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