miscreance

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Etymology

From Middle English myscreaunce, miscreaunce, from Old French mescreänce.

Noun

miscreance (countable and uncountable, plural miscreances)

  1. (obsolete) The quality of being miscreant; adherence to a false religion; false faith.
    • 1658, Felix Wuertz, The Surgeons Guid:
      my advice is , not to use any curiosities at the laying and binding your Children , unless there be some miscreance, or other unshapedness about them

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