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Disavaunce

Disˊa-vaunce′

,
Verb.
T.
[Cf.
Disadvance
.]
To retard; to repel; to do damage to.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Definition 2024


disavaunce

disavaunce

English

Verb

disavaunce (third-person singular simple present disavaunces, present participle disavauncing, simple past and past participle disavaunced)

  1. (obsolete) To retard; to repel; to do damage to.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)