† vailancen.
Obsolete.
Value, worth.
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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [noun]
worthOE
worthfulnessOE
price?c1225
savour?c1225
aughtshipc1275
dearworthinessc1325
worthiness1372
preciousnessc1390
richesa1400
preciosity1402
valeur1433
valurec1440
preciousheadc1450
vail1471
paragea1475
valour?a1475
availa1522
vailance1532
validity1593
carat1600
condignity1605
valiant1606
esteeming1609
self-worth1610
telling1636
valuableness?1649
worthship1664
treasurableness1898
1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Loue in Wks. G. Chaucer ii. f. cccxl v There the vaylance of men is demed in richesse outforth, wenen men to haue no proper good in them selfe.
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