The story
- Old French · derived fromchevance“property”
- English todaychievance
From Old French chevance (“property”), equivalent to chevisance, from chevir (“to accomplish”). See chevisance.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
chievance
Today it means: An unlawful bargain; trade in which money is extorted as discount. Full definition →
Old French chevance