Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chevisance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chevi-sance
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Provision(s), supply.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Remedy, resource, expedient, means of helping oneself.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

The raising of money (by a borrower, by some expedient).

Countable; Derogatory; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

The furnishing of money (by a lender) for profit.

Countable; Derogatory; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

A contract or agreement (about a matter in dispute, such as a debt); in particular, an unlawful contract intended to evade laws against usury.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

Chivalrous adventure.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There was then neither such number of Altars, nor such chueisance of Masses, as hath beene sithence."
"The store-house of Sunnes cheuisance... Oceanus."
"A strong towne of defence, and for rich chevisance and quicke traffique a most delectable place."
"When we with Magnyfycence goodys made chevysaunce."
"make what cheuysaunce they lusted."
"[…] carried their pillage […] to places of safety […] and full of gladnesse for their chevisance, did then come again to fetch more."

Etymology

From Old French chevisance, from chevir (“provide”). The 'chivalrous adventure' sense is thought to be first used by Edmund Spenser, who incorrectly linked chevisance to Old French chevalerie (“chivalry”).

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: chevisance

Usage

Inflected Forms

chevisances (plural) chevisaunce (alternative)

Questions

What does chevisance mean?: Provision(s), supply.
Where does chevisance come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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