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defeasance

noun
/dɪˈfiːzəns/UK

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman defeasaunce.

  1. derived from defeasaunce

Definitions

  1. Destruction, defeat, overthrow.

    • that hoarie king, with all his traine, / Being arriued, where that champion stout / After his foes defeasance did remaine […]

  2. The rendering void of a contract or deed

    The rendering void of a contract or deed; an annulment or abrogation.

  3. To void

    To void; to annul.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for defeasance. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA