E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Vendetta.
The blood-feud, or duty of the nearest kin of a murdered man to kill the murderer. It prevails in Corsica, and exists in Sicily, Sardinia, and Calabria. It is preserved among the Druses, Circassians, Arabs, etc. (Latin, vindicta.)
