rendezvous
UK[ˈrɒndeɪvuː]US[ˈrɑːndeɪvuː]
n
A meeting at an agreed time and place.
n
A place where people often meet.
v
To meet at an agreed time and place.
Etymology
The word 'rendezvous' entered English from French in the 16th century. Its French form is the imperative plural 'rendez-vous', meaning "present yourselves" or "betake yourselves," derived from the verb 'se rendre' (to present oneself). This verb itself comes from Old French 'rendre', meaning "to give back" or "to yield," which traces back to the Latin 'reddere' (to give back, to restore). The military and romantic connotations of a pre-arranged meeting developed in French usage before the word was fully naturalized into English, where it retains its French spelling and pronunciation.
Analysis
The word is a loanword from French, adopted as a single lexical unit in English. It is not productively segmented using English morphemes.
Examples
The park was their secret rendezvous.
The two spacecraft will rendezvous in orbit.
We have a rendezvous at the café at noon.