adversary

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English word adversary comes from Latin adversus, and later Latin adversarius (Enemy, adversary, opponent, rival Adverse, hostile.)

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Enemy, adversary, opponent, rival Adverse, hostile.

aversaire (Old French)

Adversary; opponent.

aversaire (Anglo-Norman)

adversary (English)

An opponent or rival.

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