chevisance (c.1275)
Cite this entry

Browse the Dictionary

    Loading...

Search Results

Your search results will appear here.

Entry Log

Clear

The form chevesance is a cross reference to the following entry:

chevisance (c.1275)

Cite this entry
[ FEW: 2/i,339a caput; Gdf: 2,117c chevissance; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,376 chevissance; DEAF:  chief; DMF:  chevissance; TLF: ∅; OED:  chevisqnce n.1; MED:  chevisaunce n.; DMLBS: 327c chevisancia ]
chevisaunce;  chevesance,  chevesaunce;  chevissance,  chevissaunce  

s.

1end, conclusion: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Deu ly fist la mustraunce Ke vendreyt a bone chevisaunce  1144
2finan.profit: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  Envoegliz sont certes […] Quant tiele chose enprendront dont n’ont chevisance  362.1999
3lawagreement, contract: 
( 1363-75; MS: 1419 )  le quele contrat […] ils appellent ‘eschange’ ou ‘chevisance’  368
4expedient: 
( c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Joe voyl meuz, ço dist, la purveance Facet par tele chevissaunce Ke encuntre le vou mesprendre  3040
faire chevisance
1finan.to borrow: 
( 1402 )  faire chevissance pur la dite finance  iii 487
2finan.to lend, make a loan: 
( 1429 )  qe null des lieges […] ne soit arté […] de faire prest, chevesaunce, obligation ne autre seurtee qeconque au Roi  iv 340
faire chevisance de
1to procure: 
( 1332 )  […] coment nous puissoms meuz faire chevisaunce des vins  139
♦finan.to borrow, procure by loan: 
( 1380 )  que vous veullez faire chevisaunce de atant deniers que vous purrez  i 175
This is an AND2 Phase 1 (A-E) entry © 2000-2006 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. On-line entry partially revised after the print version of AND2 went to press (2007-03-22) The printed edition of AND2 A-E is published by Taylor & Francis for the MHRA, sole owners of the print-media publication rights. All other rights reserved. Digitisation funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
chevesance