pleasance

[ plez-uhns ]

/ ˈplɛz əns /

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noun

a place laid out as a pleasure garden or promenade.

Archaic. pleasure.

Origin of pleasance

1300–50; Middle English plesaunce<Middle French plaisance.See pleasant, -ance

Words nearby pleasance

plead, pleadable, pleader, pleading, pleadings, pleasance, pleasant, Pleasant Grove, Pleasant Hill, Pleasant Island, Pleasanton

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Example sentences from the Web for pleasance

The morning before his departure, Queen Eleanor saw him walking in the pleasance, and hastened to join him.
Heroines of the Crusades|C. A. Bloss
In truth, more than one party entered and traversed the Pleasance.
Kenilworth|Sir Walter Scott
I will come to you in the studio or Pleasance as soon as I am disengaged.'
A Laodicean|Thomas Hardy
"It was the Pleasance student missionary got it in for my mither to lie on afore she died," said Cleg in explanation.
Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

We may look in vain nowadays in the Pleasance for the inns of that day.
The Great North Road: York to Edinburgh|Charles G. Harper

British Dictionary definitions for pleasance

pleasance

/ (ˈplɛzəns) /

noun

a secluded part of a garden laid out with trees, walks, etc

archaic enjoyment or pleasure

Word Origin for pleasance

C14 plesaunce, from Old French plaisance, from plaisant pleasant, from plaisir to please

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单词	pleasance
释义	pleasance [ plez-uhns ] / ˈplɛz əns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pleasance ON THESAURUS.COM noun a place laid out as a pleasure garden or promenade. Archaic. pleasure. Origin of pleasance 1300–50; Middle English plesaunce<Middle French plaisance.See pleasant, -ance Words nearby pleasance plead, pleadable, pleader, pleading, pleadings, pleasance, pleasant, Pleasant Grove, Pleasant Hill, Pleasant Island, Pleasanton Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pleasance The morning before his departure, Queen Eleanor saw him walking in the pleasance, and hastened to join him. Heroines of the Crusades\|C. A. Bloss In truth, more than one party entered and traversed the Pleasance. Kenilworth\|Sir Walter Scott I will come to you in the studio or Pleasance as soon as I am disengaged.' A Laodicean\|Thomas Hardy "It was the Pleasance student missionary got it in for my mither to lie on afore she died," said Cleg in explanation. Cleg Kelly, Arab of the City\|S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett We may look in vain nowadays in the Pleasance for the inns of that day. The Great North Road: York to Edinburgh\|Charles G. Harper British Dictionary definitions for pleasance pleasance / (ˈplɛzəns) / noun a secluded part of a garden laid out with trees, walks, etc archaic enjoyment or pleasure Word Origin for pleasance C14 plesaunce, from Old French plaisance, from plaisant pleasant, from plaisir to please Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pleasance amenity, amiability, gladness, joviality, cheerfulness, happiness, kindliness, agreeability, agreeableness, congenialness, heartiness, joy, affability, kindness, pleasantness, conviviality, cordiality, warmth, jollity, gratefulness
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pleasance

noun

Origin of pleasance

Words nearby pleasance

Example sentences from the Web for pleasance

British Dictionary definitions for pleasance

noun

Word Origin for pleasance

Words related to pleasance