feasance

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noun

the performing of an act, especially out of one's duty.

OriginAnglo-Norman fesance ← Old French faisance →
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Meanings

nounfeasance (plural feasances)

plural feasances

  1. lawthe performing of an act, especially out of one's duty.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchfaisance“action, deed, enactment”
  2. Anglo-Normanfesance
  3. Englishfeasance

From Anglo-Norman fesance, from Old French faisance (“action, deed, enactment”), from faisant, present participle of faire.

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APA

feasance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feasance

MLA

“feasance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feasance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feasance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feasance.

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