miscreance

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noun

The quality of being miscreant; adherence to a false religion; false faith.

OriginMiddle English myscreaunce ← Old French mescreänce →
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Meanings

nounmiscreance (countable and uncountable, plural miscreances)

plural miscreances · alternative miscreancy

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableThe quality of being miscreant; adherence to a false religion; false faith.

    my advice is , not to use any curiosities at the laying and binding your Children , unless there be some miscreance, or other unshapedness about them

    1658, Felix Wuertz, The Surgeons Guid

Origin

  1. Old Frenchmescreänce
  2. Middle Englishmyscreaunce
  3. Englishmiscreance

From Middle English myscreaunce, miscreaunce, from Old French mescreänce.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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