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Middle English
Noun
credance
- Alternative form of credence
Old French
Etymology
From credre + -ance, cf. Late Latin credentia.
Pronunciation
Noun
credance oblique singular, f (oblique plural credances, nominative singular credance, nominative plural credances)
- (early Old French) faith; belief; trust
Mid-11th Century, La Vie de Saint Alexis:Si ert credance dont or n'i at nul prot.- Indeed there was trust, which there is little left of now.
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