English

Noun

plaisance ‎(plural plaisances)

1. (obsolete) Pleasance (a pleasure ground laid out with shady walks, trees and shrubs, statuary, and ornamental water).

See also

• Midway Plaisance on Wikipedia, a park on the South Side of the city of Chicago, Illinois

Middle French

Noun

plaisance f (plural plaisances)

1. pleasure
2. want; desire

Old French

Etymology

From the stem plais- of the verb plaisir +‎ -ance.

Noun

plaisance f ‎(oblique plural plaisances, nominative singular plaisance, nominative plural plaisances)

1. (chiefly in the singular) pleasure