credance
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Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
credance
- Alternative form of credence
Old French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From credre + -ance, cf. Late Latin credentia.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
credance oblique singular, f (oblique plural credances, nominative singular credance, nominative plural credances)
- (early Old French) faith; belief; trust
- Mid-11th Century, La Vie de Saint Alexis:
- Si ert credance dont or n'i at nul prot.
- Indeed there was trust, which there is little left of now.
Related terms[edit]
- credre (verb)