Creance

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Creance \Cre"ance\ (kr[=e]"ans), n. [F. cr['e]ance, lit.,
     credence, fr. L. credere to trust. See {Credence}.]
     1. Faith; belief; creed. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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     2. (Falconry) A fine, small line, fastened to a hawk's leash,


        when it is first lured.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Creance \Cre"ance\ (kr[=e]"ans), v. i. & t.
     To get on credit; to borrow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  CREANCE. This is a French word, which, in its extensive sense, signifies 
  claim; in a narrower sense it means a debt. 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 1040, note.