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vendee (n.)
[vendee 词源字典]
"person to whom something is sold," 1540s; see
vend
(v.) +
-ee
.
[vendee etymology, vendee origin, 英语词源]
Vendee
department of western France, French
Vendée
, named for the river through it, which is perhaps from Gaulish
vindos
"white." Especially in reference to the insurrection there against the Republic in 1793. Related:
Vendean
.