fesance

Old French

Alternative forms

faisance
faisaunce (Anglo-Norman, uncommon)
fesaunce (Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

fes-, stem of fere, variant of faire + -ance.

Noun

fesance oblique singular, f (oblique plural fesances, nominative singular fesance, nominative plural fesances)

act; deed; action

Descendants

→ English: feasance

References

Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (faisance)

faisance on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

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