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chevisance.

Provision(s), supply.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Provision(s), supply.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  2. Booty.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  3. Remedy, resource, expedient, means of helping oneself.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  4. The raising of money (by a borrower, by some expedient).

    countable · derogatory · obsolete · uncountable
  5. The furnishing of money (by a lender) for profit.

    countable · derogatory · obsolete · often · uncountable
  6. A contract or agreement (about a matter in dispute, such as a debt); in particular, an unlawful contract intended to evade laws against usury.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  7. Chivalrous adventure.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Old French chevisance, from chevir (“provide”). The 'chivalrous adventure' sense is thought to be first used by Edmund Spenser, who incorrectly linked chevisance to Old French chevalerie (“chivalry”).

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