"chevisance" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: chevisances [plural]
Etymology: From Old French chevisance, from chevir. The 'chivalrous adventure' sense is thought to be first used by Edmund Spenser, who incorrectly linked chevisance to Old French chevalerie (“chivalry”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|chevisance}} Old French chevisance, {{m|fro|chevir}} chevir, {{m|en||chevisance}} chevisance, {{m|fro|chevalerie||chivalry}} chevalerie (“chivalry”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} chevisance (countable and uncountable, plural chevisances)
  1. (obsolete) Help, remedy; a resource or solution. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-chevisance-en-noun-ynwvhq5i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 7 6 10 38
  2. (obsolete) The raising of money; money raised or lent for some purpose. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-chevisance-en-noun-cs2ltI76
  3. (obsolete) Chivalrous adventure. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-chevisance-en-noun-71WZP5yM
  4. (obsolete) A bargain or contract; an agreement about a matter in dispute, such as a debt; a business compact. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-chevisance-en-noun-sobCGJIs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 7 6 10 38
  5. (obsolete) An unlawful agreement or contract. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-chevisance-en-noun-WQyrnOWU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 7 6 10 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chevisaunce [obsolete]

Noun [Old French]

Forms: chevisance oblique singular or [canonical, feminine], chevisances [oblique, plural], chevisance [nominative, singular], chevisances [nominative, plural]
Head templates: {{fro-noun|f}} chevisance oblique singular, f (oblique plural chevisances, nominative singular chevisance, nominative plural chevisances)
  1. sustenance
    Sense id: en-chevisance-fro-noun-5heVga3p Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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