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chevisance
▪ I. † ˈchevisance1 Obs. Forms: 4 chevisans, chevicaunce, chewisance, chefesaunce, chyvesaunce, chevyssauns, 4–5 chevissaunce, -ance, 4–6 chevysaunce, -ance, chevesance, -aunce, 4–7, 9 chevisaunce, -ance, 5 (cheysaunce, chevysshaunce), chevesauns, chevyshaunce, -ance, (7 chevisancie). [a. OF. chevis... Oxford English Dictionary
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cherisance
[cherisance, -aunce, n.1 Error for chevisance1, associated with cherish.1658–62 Phillips, Cherisaunce (old word), comfort. [Hence in 1881 Ogilvie (Annandale) and some later Dicts.]] Oxford English Dictionary
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chevisancer
† ˈchevisancer Obs. rare—1. [f. chevisance n.1 8 + -er.] A money-lender.1598 Stow Surv. (ed. Strype 1754) II. v. xxii. 421/1 Also, if any Usurers or false Chevesancers be dwelling within this ward. 1657 Howell Londinop. 392 If any false Chevesauncers, or extortioning, Usururs dwell within their Ward... Oxford English Dictionary
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The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night
Burton's translation of the Nights can certainly be recommended to anyone wishing to increase their word-power: ‘chevisance’, ‘fortalice’, ‘kemperly’, wikipedia.org
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achevisaunce
† achevisaunce Obs. [a. OFr. achevis-, acheviss-ance n. of action f. achevir, achevissant, by-form of achever to achieve. Achevissance is an early by-form of the more common achevance, Eng. achievance; it has also been aphetized to chevisance.] Achieving, accomplishment.c 1430 Lydg. Minor Poems (184... Oxford English Dictionary
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List of Acts of the Parliament of Scotland to 1707
(c 26) Supply Act 1424 (c 27) (Of the chevisance to be maide in Flanderis for payment of the finance for the kingis costage.) wikipedia.org
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chevance
† ˈchevance, ˈchievance obs. Forms: 4–5 chevaunce, 5 chy-, chevaunche, 6–7 chevance, 7 cheavance, chievance. [a. F. chevance the wealth that one has acquired, f. OF. chever to finish, f. chief, chef (chev-) head. Cf. achieve, achievance.] 1. Success in acquiring wealth; fortune.1393 Gower Conf. II. ... Oxford English Dictionary
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