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Webster 1913 Edition
Chevisance
Chev′i-sance
,Noun.
1.
Achievement; deed; performance.
[Obs.]
Fortune, the foe of famous
chevisance
. Spenser.
2.
A bargain; profit; gain.
[Obs.]
Piers Plowman.
3.
(O. Eng. Law)
(a)
A making of contracts.
(b)
A bargain or contract; an agreement about a matter in dispute, such as a debt; a business compact.
(c)
An unlawful agreement or contract.
Webster 1828 Edition
Chevisance
CHEVISANCE
,Noun.
1.
Achievement; deed; performance; enterprize accomplished.2.
In law, a making of contracts; a bargain.3.
An unlawful agreement or contract. James. 17.4.
An agreement or composition, as an end or order set down between a creditor and his debtor.