A male given name from French / A female given name from French

A female given name from Latin Alternative spelling of Renée

plural of ren

An outlaw or rebel. / A disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause, religion, political party, friend, etc.

(dated) To desert one's cause, or change one's loyalties; to commit betrayal.

(intransitive) To break a promise or commitment; to go back on one's word. / (intransitive) In a card game, to break one's commitment to follow suit when capable.

(transitive) To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition.

Synonym of renewal

The act of renewing. / (fencing) An offensive action made immediately after a parried one.

simple past tense and past participle of renege