chevisance
noun
chev·i·sance
ˈshevəsən(t)s,
-zən-
plural -s
1
archaic : undertaking, enterprise
especially : chivalrous enterprise or prowess : chivalry
2
: an unlawful transaction or contract
especially : a transaction intended to evade the statutes against usury
Word History
Etymology
Middle English chevisaunce achievement, resource, supply, booty (whence by misunderstanding the meaning "enterprise"), from Middle French chevisance, from Old French, from chevir to come to an end, perform, from chief head