"miscreance" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: miscreances [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English myscreaunce, miscreaunce, from Old French mescreänce. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|myscreaunce}} Middle English myscreaunce, {{der|en|fro|mescreänce}} Old French mescreänce Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} miscreance (countable and uncountable, plural miscreances)
  1. (obsolete) The quality of being miscreant; adherence to a false religion; false faith. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Synonyms: miscreancy

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