creaunce
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Old French creance (earlier credance), from Latin crēdentia. Doublet of credence.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editcreaunce (uncountable)
- faith, confidence, belief
- 1357, John Mandeville, The Travels of Sir John Mandeville[1], modernized spelling edition:
- Wherefore, it seemeth well, that God loveth them and is pleased with their creaunce for their good deeds.
- religion (belief system)
- credit (delayed payment)
- (falconry) creance (leash)
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- English: creance
References
edit- “crēaunce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
editVerb
editcreaunce
- Alternative form of creauncen
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