deceivance (c.1136-65)
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deceivance (c.1136-65)

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[ FEW: *3,25a decipere; Gdf: 2,440b decevance; GdfC: ∅; TL: 2,1245 decevance; DEAF:  decevoir (decevance); DMF:  décevance; TLF: ∅; OED:  deceivance n.; MED:  deceivaunce n.; DMLBS: ∅ ]
decevance,  decevaunce,  decevanche;  deçavance,  desçaivaunce;  desceivance,  desceivaunce;  discevaunce,  desceivaunz  

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1deceit, deception, trick(ery): 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  En veire amor n’ad decevance Plus que en certee dotance  3035
( 1150-70; MS: 1225-1300 )  Par engin et par decevance  1592
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  ceo fu fantaime e fable E decevance del Diable  112
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xivin )  ses (=the Devil’s) guischuses sorceries et toutes ses decevances, sicome faus songes, falses moustrances, [...]  184.29-30
( c.1300 )  e donqe serra l’autre amerchié pur son faus cleym, kar che est une desceivaunz de dehereiteson  i 275
( 1312 )  P. de G. ad malmenez et malconseillez nostre seignur le roi, et l’ad enticee a mal faire en diverses maneres et deceivances  i 283
( 1338 )  sanz fraude, decevanche et sanz mal engyn  ii 119.42
en deceivance de
1to the frustration, thwarting of: 
( 1327 )  les vicountes [...] les (=prisoners) seuffrent aler [...] en deceyvaunce de seynt eglise  109
( c.1335; MS: s.xivm )  [...] en grante desceivance de la dite roigne  122
faire deceivance a
1to deceive, lead astray: 
( 1267; MS: c.1300 )  Molesce, e fause afiance E coveitise lur funt decevance  10064
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