myscreaunce
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French mescreance; equivalent to mys- + creaunce. Compare myscreaunt.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
myscreaunce (uncountable)
- Belief in a false religion, especially paganism.
- (rare) Religious disbelief or deviation.
- (rare) Betrayal, disloyalty.
Descendants edit
- English: miscreance
References edit
- “miscrēaunce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.