"balaunce" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: balaunces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} balaunce (countable and uncountable, plural balaunces)
  1. Obsolete form of balance. Tags: alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable Alternative form of: balance
    Sense id: en-balaunce-en-noun-q7W3zkni Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 2 11 23 5 24 20 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 1 11 24 5 23 23

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /baˈlau̯ntsə/ [Early-Middle-English], /baˈlantsə/ [Early-Middle-English], /baˈlau̯ns(ə)/, /baˈlans(ə)/, /baˈlaːns(ə)/ Forms: balaunces [plural]
Etymology: From Old French balance, from Late Latin *bilancia. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|balance}} Old French balance, {{der|enm|LL.|*bilancia}} Late Latin *bilancia Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} balaunce, {{enm-noun}} balaunce (plural balaunces)
  1. A (half of a) set of scales; a balance Categories (topical): Measuring instruments
    Sense id: en-balaunce-enm-noun-oJw7KntE Disambiguation of Measuring instruments: 48 8 15 11 4 13
  2. The ensuring of fairness and justness via reasoning and consideration, especially legally.
    Sense id: en-balaunce-enm-noun--A9Z8coY Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 2 11 23 5 24 20 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 1 11 24 5 23 23
  3. Luck, happenstance, destiny; the passage of random events.
    Sense id: en-balaunce-enm-noun-CDNsObfj Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 2 11 23 5 24 20 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 1 11 24 5 23 23
  4. Endangerment, threatening; the taking of chances or bets.
    Sense id: en-balaunce-enm-noun-WuHTyt2~
  5. Indecisiveness, unsureness, hesitation.
    Sense id: en-balaunce-enm-noun-PRuPRwze Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 2 11 23 5 24 20 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 1 11 24 5 23 23
  6. (astrology, astronomy) Libra (constellation; member of the Zodiac) Categories (topical): Astrology, Astronomy, Law, Metrology
    Sense id: en-balaunce-enm-noun-EWkhOaY8 Disambiguation of Law: 3 22 15 19 7 35 Disambiguation of Metrology: 2 9 18 5 20 45 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 15 2 11 23 5 24 20 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 1 11 24 5 23 23 Topics: astrology, astronomy, human-sciences, mysticism, natural-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ballaunce, balance, balaunse, balans, belaunce

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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