surseance

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UK/ˈsɜːsiəns/US/ˈsɜɹsiəns/

noun

peace (state of not fighting) or quiet (silence, or calmness)

OriginMiddle English *surseance ← Old French surseance →
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Meanings

surseance1

noun
  1. obsoletepeace (state of not fighting) or quiet (silence, or calmness)

    all preachers , especially such as be of good temper , and have wisdom with conscience, ought to inculcate and beat upon a peace, silence, and surseance

    1641, Francis Bacon, A Wise and Moderate Discourse, Concerning Church-Affaires

surseance2

nounsurseance (countable and uncountable, plural surseances)

plural surseances

  1. countableuncountablelawThe phase of reaching an agreement with the creditors of a bankrupt company.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchsurseance“suspicion; delay”
  2. Middle English*surseance
  3. Englishsurseance

From Middle English *surseance (not found), from Old French surseance (“suspicion; delay”), from surseoir (“to delay”), from supersedo. More at surcease.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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