credance

Middle English

Noun

credance

Alternative form of credence

Old French

Alternative forms

creiance, creance, croiance (later)
creanche (Old Northern French)

Etymology

From credre +‎ -ance, cf. Late Latin credentia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɾəˈðant͡sə/

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.

Related terms

credre (verb)

Descendants

French: croyance
Norman: crianche (Jersey)
→ Middle English: creaunce, creance, creauns, creawnce
- English: creance

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