marronnage

French

Etymology

From marron +‎ -age.

Noun

marronnage m (plural marronnages)

1. (of a person) escape (of a slave or captive)
2. (of a domestic animal) feralization

Further reading

• “marronnage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.