Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

feasance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fea-sance
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: fesance, faisance

Inflected Forms

feasances (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

defeasance maleficence malfeasance misfeasance nonfeasance

Questions

What does feasance mean?: the performing of an act, especially out of one's duty.
Where does feasance come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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