vendettist

Variant of vendetta

vendetta definition

ven·detta (ven det′ə)

noun

  1. a feud in which the relatives of a murdered or wronged person seek vengeance on the murderer or wrongdoer or on members of that person's family
  2. any bitter quarrel or feud

Etymology: It < L vindicta, vengeance: see vindictive

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