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usance (s.xiii)
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usance (s.xiii)

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usaunce  
  FEW:  usare 14,70a Gdf:  usance 8,120a GdfC: ∅ TL: usance 11,61 DEAF:  user (usance)  DMF:  usance  TLF:  usance  OED:  usance n.  MED:  usaunce n.  DMLBS:  usancia 3566b

s.

1 use, utilisation: 
( MS: s.xiii ) functio: usaunce  Gloss Garland 168.30
2habit, custom: 
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Sa viele usance ne laissa  GOWER Mirour 27863
♦lawusage, custom, established practice: 
( MS: s.xv3/4 )  Ce sont les droiz et largesces appartenans et d'ancienneté acoustumez aux Roys d'armes selon l'usance du Royaume d'Angleterre  Douce 271 23v
mettre en male usance
to abuse, misuse: 
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  chascune art [...] Est bonne en bonne governance, Si nule la mette en male usance  GOWER Mirour 25979
tenir l'usance de
to keep the habit of: 
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Du confesser qui ceste usance Voldra tenir, n'ad mais doubtance de ses pecchés  GOWER Mirour 15082

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See also:

us1  usablement  usage  usee  usure2 
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