rigor
noun
- precision
- stiffness
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɹɪɡə/ / /ˈɹɪɡɚ/ / /ˈɹəɡə/
name
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish Rigor; this surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.
- A surname from Spanish.
noun
Etymology: From Old French, from Latin rigor (“stiffness, rigidity, rigor, cold, harshness”), from rigere (“to be rigid”).
- US spelling of rigour.
- Ellipsis of rigor mortis.
“Heat always upped the rate at which rigor gripped a corpse.”