defeasance en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈfiːzəns/ (UK)
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman defeasaunce.
Meanings
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(archaic, countable, uncountable) Destruction, defeat, overthrow.
that hoarie king, with all his traine, / Being arriued, where that champion stout / After his foes defeasance did remaine […]
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
- (US, countable, uncountable) The rendering void of a contract or deed; an annulment or abrogation.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| defeasances | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| defeasaunce | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (4)
el αντέγγραφο (annulment) · bg анулиране (annulment) · bg отмяна (annulment) · ru аннули́рование (annulment)