| 单词 | to make a chevisance |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto make a chevisance a. Regarded as the action of the borrower: Raising of money by some expedient, esp. on some surety or pledge; borrowing. to make a chevisance: to contract a loan; to pledge or pawn anything for ready money. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > borrowing money > [noun] > on security chevisancec1386 chevance1538 society > trade and finance > financial dealings > borrowing money > borrow money [verb (intransitive)] > on security to make a chevisancec1386 chevisea1513 to make chevance1538 to draw against ——1849 c1386 G. Chaucer Shipman's Tale 329 Chaffare is so dere, That nedes must he make a chevisance, For he was bonde in a recognisance, To payen twenty thousand sheldes anon. 1461 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 391 I kowd make non othyre cheysaunce but I schuld a boruyd it of a strange man. a1464 J. Capgrave Abbreuiacion of Cron. (Cambr. Gg.4.12) (1983) 113 For he [sc. Richd. I] purposed to go to þe Holy Lond, and must make cheuesauns for mech mony, he sent aftir þe kyng of Scottis. 1474 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 476 And as for the forte c mark..he wolde, rather than joparte sholde be, purvey it by weye off chevyshaunce at London, jn so meche þat..he had for my sake leyde v c markys worthe off plate wyth Hewghe Fenne. 1530 W. Tyndale Pract. Prelates sig. Fvii The old Pope had none auctoryte to make anye soch cheuisaunce with saynt Peters enheritaunce: he coude but haue the vse of it his lyfelonge. < as lemmas |
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