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English
Etymology
From Middle English creaunce, from Old French creance. See credence.
Pronunciation
Noun
creance (plural creances)
- (obsolete) faith; belief; creed
- (falconry) A long leash, or lightweight cord used to prevent escape of a hawk during training flights.
1603, Michel de Montaigne, translated by John Florio, Essays, III.12:Even as horses led by hand doe sometimes bound and start out of the way, but no further then their halters length, and neverthelesse follow ever his steps that leadeth them; And as a Hawke takes his flight but under the limits of hir cranes or twyne.
Verb
creance (third-person singular simple present creances, present participle creancing, simple past and past participle creanced)
- (obsolete, transitive) To get on credit; to borrow.
Middle English
Noun
creance
- Alternative form of creaunce
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French creance, croiance, from Late Latin credentia, or from créant.
Noun
creance f (plural creances)
- faith; belief
Old French
Noun
creance oblique singular, f (oblique plural creances, nominative singular creance, nominative plural creances)
- Alternative form of credance