captivance en · NOUN
Etymology
From captive + -ance.
Meanings
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(obsolete, rare, uncountable, usually) Captivity.
With that he gan at large to her dilate / The whole discourse of his captivance sad […]
1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| captivances | Number=Plur | lexicographic |