plaisaunce

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A form of pleasance — A pleasure ground laid out with shady walks, trees and shrubs, statuary, and ornamental water; a secluded part of a garden.

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Meanings

nounplaisaunce (plural plaisaunces)

plural plaisaunces

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pleasance.

    I remember once, when as children we were playing together in the castle plaisaunce, a gipsy told us of our future.

    1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 121
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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