"usance" meaning in French

See usance in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /y.zɑ̃s/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-usance.wav [France, Vosges] Forms: usances [plural]
Etymology: By surface analysis, user + -ance. Etymology templates: {{surf|fr|user|-ance}} By surface analysis, user + -ance Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} usance f (plural usances)
  1. usury Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-usance-fr-noun-i3BQBBFk Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
  2. (obsolete) usage Tags: feminine, obsolete
    Sense id: en-usance-fr-noun-Ck5MKUMu Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ance Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ance: 24 76
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      ],
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    }
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "By surface analysis, user + -ance.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "usances",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "usance f (plural usances)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "usury",
          "usury"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "24 76",
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      ],
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      ],
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        [
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          "usage"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) usage"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/y.zɑ̃s/"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "France",
        "Vosges"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "usance"
}
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    "French 2-syllable words",
    "French countable nouns",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French feminine nouns",
    "French lemmas",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms suffixed with -ance",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "By surface analysis, user + -ance.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "usances",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "usury"
      ],
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        [
          "usury",
          "usury"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "French terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
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        "usage"
      ],
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        [
          "usage",
          "usage"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) usage"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/y.zɑ̃s/"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "France",
        "Vosges"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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