Etymology

avaunce

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Today it means: To advance; to profit. Full definition →

First used early 13th c.Old French avancer
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromavancer“to move forward”
  2. English todayavaunce

From Old French avancer (“to move forward”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from early 13th c. To advance; to profit.

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