chevisance (English, noun)
expansion: chevisance (countable and uncountable, plural chevisances)
Senses:
glosses: Provision(s), supply.
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
glosses: Booty.
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
glosses: Remedy, resource, expedient, means of helping oneself.
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
glosses: The raising of money (by a borrower, by some expedient).
tags: countable
derogatory
obsolete
uncountable
glosses: The furnishing of money (by a lender) for profit.
tags: countable
derogatory
obsolete
often
uncountable
glosses: A contract or agreement (about a matter in dispute, such as a debt); in particular, an unlawful contract intended to evade laws against usury.
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
glosses: Chivalrous adventure.
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
Forms:
form: chevisances
tags: plural
form: chevisaunce
tags: alternative