creance

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/ˈkɹiːəns/

noun

faith; belief; creed

OriginMiddle English creaunce ← Old French creance →
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Meanings

nouncreance (plural creances)

plural creances

  1. obsoletefaith; belief; creed
  2. falconryA long leash, or lightweight cord used to prevent escape of a hawk during training flights.

    Even as horses led by hand doe sometimes bound and start out of the way, but no further then their halters length, and neverthelesse follow ever his steps that leadeth them; And as a Hawke takes his flight but under the limits of hir cranes or twyne.

    1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, Essays, III.12
verbcreance (third-person singular simple present creances, present participle creancing, simple past and past participle creanced)

present singular third person creances · participle present creancing · participle past creanced · past creanced

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo get on credit; to borrow.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
borrow

Origin

  1. Old Frenchcreance
  2. Middle Englishcreaunce
  3. Englishcreance

From Middle English creaunce, from Old French creance. See credence.

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APA

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Chicago

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