English Explanatory Dictionary

chevisance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Provision(s), supply.
  2. Booty.
  3. Remedy, resource, expedient, means of helping oneself.
  4. The raising of money (by a borrower, by some expedient).
  5. The furnishing of money (by a lender) for profit.
  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.
  7. Chivalrous adventure.

Word forms

chevisance chevisances chevisaunce

Etymology

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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