Pleasurance
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Pleasure. countable, rare, uncountable
"When Cassandra hade knowyng how þe case stode, / Þat the mariage was made þo mighty betwene, / She brast out in a birre, bale to be-holde. / With a mighty noise, noye for to here, / Playnond with pytie, no pleasurance at all, / With sykyng & sorow said on this wise:— / “A! fonnet folke, why fare ye thus now, / With solas full sore, and sanges of myrthe, / At the weddyng of the weghes, þat shall to wo turne."
- 2 A pleasance (pleasure garden). countable, nonstandard, rare
"Then there is a series of formal walled gardens. Beyond them are wide lawns, pleasurances, great trees, walks, orchards, garden houses, conservatories and an orangery."
Example
More examples"When Cassandra hade knowyng how þe case stode, / Þat the mariage was made þo mighty betwene, / She brast out in a birre, bale to be-holde. / With a mighty noise, noye for to here, / Playnond with pytie, no pleasurance at all, / With sykyng & sorow said on this wise:— / “A! fonnet folke, why fare ye thus now, / With solas full sore, and sanges of myrthe, / At the weddyng of the weghes, þat shall to wo turne."
Etymology
From pleasure + -ance.
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