creance

See also: créance

English

Etymology

From Middle English creaunce, from Old French creance. See credence.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹiːəns/

Noun

creance (plural creances)

1. (obsolete) faith; belief; creed
2. (falconry) A long leash, or lightweight cord used to prevent escape of a hawk during training flights.
   • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, Essays, III.12:

     Even as horses led by hand doe sometimes bound and start out of the way, but no further then their halters length, and neverthelesse follow ever his steps that leadeth them; And as a Hawke takes his flight but under the limits of hir cranes or twyne.

Verb

creance (third-person singular simple present creances, present participle creancing, simple past and past participle creanced)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To get on credit; to borrow.

Middle English

Noun

creance

1. Alternative form of creaunce

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French creance, croiance, from Late Latin credentia, or from créant.

Noun

creance f (plural creances)

1. faith; belief

Old French

Noun

creance oblique singular, f (oblique plural creances, nominative singular creance, nominative plural creances)

1. Alternative form of credance