creaunce

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French creance (earlier credance), from Latin crēdentia. Doublet of credence.

Alternative forms

• creance, creauns, creawnce

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɛːˈa(u̯)ns(ə)/, /ˈkrɛːa(u̯)ns(ə)/

Noun

creaunce (uncountable)

1. faith, confidence, belief
   • 1357, John Mandeville, The Travels of Sir John Mandeville‎^[1], modernized spelling edition:

     Wherefore, it seemeth well, that God loveth them and is pleased with their creaunce for their good deeds.

2. religion (belief system)
3. credit (delayed payment)
4. (falconry) creance (leash)

Related terms

• creauncen
• creaunsour
• myscreaunce

Descendants

• English: creance

References

• “crēaunce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Verb

creaunce

1. Alternative form of creauncen