Revenge, retribution; an act or instance of this. Formerly also: †punishment (obsolete ).
Very common in the 16th and 17th centuries..
Origin
Early 16th century; earliest use found in Robert Fabyan (d. 1513), chronicler. Either from revenge + -ment, or from re- + vengement, after revenge. Compare Middle French revengement. Compare earlier revengeance and revenging, and later revenge.