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Webster 1913 Edition


Chevisance

Chev′i-sance

,
Noun.
[Of.
chevisance
,
chevissance
, fr.
chevir
come to an end, perform, fr.
chef
head, end, from L.
caput
head. See
Chieve
,
Chief
.]
1.
Achievement; deed; performance.
[Obs.]
Fortune, the foe of famous
chevisance
.
Spenser.
2.
A bargain; profit; gain.
[Obs.]
Piers Plowman.
3.
(O. Eng. Law)
(a)
A making of contracts.
(b)
A bargain or contract; an agreement about a matter in dispute, such as a debt; a business compact.
(c)
An unlawful agreement or contract.

Webster 1828 Edition


Chevisance

CHEVISANCE

,
Noun.
1.
Achievement; deed; performance; enterprize accomplished.
2.
In law, a making of contracts; a bargain.
3.
An unlawful agreement or contract. James. 17.
4.
An agreement or composition, as an end or order set down between a creditor and his debtor.