creance

Borrowed from Old French creance. See credence.

creance (plural creances)

1. (obsolete) faith; belief; creed

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2. (falconry) A long leash, or lightweight cord used to prevent escape of a hawk during training flights.
   • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, III.12:

     Even as horses led by hand doe sometimes bound and start out of the way, but no further then their halters length, and neverthelesse follow ever his steps that leadeth them; And as a Hawke takes his flight but under the limits of hir cranes or twyne.

creance (third-person singular simple present creances, present participle creancing, simple past and past participle creanced)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To get on credit; to borrow.

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From Old French creance, croiance, from Late Latin credentia, or from créant.

creance f (plural creances)

1. faith; belief

• creiance
• croiance
• creanche (Old Northern French)

From Late Latin credentia, from Latin credens.

creance f (oblique plural creances, nominative singular creance, nominative plural creances)

1. faith; belief

• croire (verb)

• French: croyance
• Norman: crianche (Jersey)