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pleasance

noun
/ˈplɛzəns/

Etymology

From an Old French female given name Plaisance, from plaisance (“pleasance”). The surname is partly matronymic, partly habitational from the Italian town of Piacenza.

  1. derived from plaisance
  2. inherited from plaisaunce

Definitions

  1. A pleasure ground laid out with shady walks, trees and shrubs, statuary, and ornamental…

    A pleasure ground laid out with shady walks, trees and shrubs, statuary, and ornamental water; a secluded part of a garden.

    • the pleasances of old Elizabethan houses
    • It is a tropical pleasance, washed by a noble river.

  2. Willingness to please, or the action of pleasing

    Willingness to please, or the action of pleasing; courtesy.

  3. The feeling of being pleased

    The feeling of being pleased; pleasure, delight.

    • Now ſtands the Brere like a Loꝛd alone, / Puffed vp with pꝛyde and vaine pleaſaunce: […]
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A female given name from French.

      • Similarly, the verse at the close of Through the Looking Glass is an acrostic for Alice Pleasance Liddell.

    2. A surname transferred from the given name.

The neighborhood

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