† feasancen.
Obsolete.
The doing or execution of a condition, obligation, feudal service, etc.
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society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > [noun] > performance of duty
acquittal1430
discharge1434
administration1483
feasance1528
payment1581
assoilment1649
acquittance1660
1528–30 tr. T. Littleton Tenures (new ed.) f. xxviiiv This is not proued that the fesaunce of the condycyon..oughte to be made vpon the lande.
1642 tr. J. Perkins Profitable Bk. x. §673. 290 For the scowring of a ditch, or for the covering of a house..hee shall not have an assise, because they lie only in feasance.
1741 T. Robinson Common Law of Kent i. 3 Under this Term [Gavel] were comprehended all Socage Services whatsoever which lie in Render or Feasance.
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