Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Rencounter \Ren*coun"ter\ (r?n-koun"t?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   {Rencountered} (-t?rd); p. pr. & vb/ n. {Rencountering}.] [F.
   rencontrer; pref. re- + OF. encontrer to encounter. See
   {Encounter}.]
   1. To meet unexpectedly; to encounter.

   2. To attack hand to hand. [Obs.] --Spenser.