'Chevisance' definitions:

Definition of 'Chevisance'

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  • Chevisance \Chev"i*sance\, n. [Of. chevisance, chevissance, fr. chevircome to an end, perform, fr. chef head, end, from L. caput head. See Chieve, Chief.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Achievement; deed; performance. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Fortune, the foe of famous chevisance. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A bargain; profit; gain. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (O. Eng. Law) (a) A making of contracts. (b) A bargain or contract; an agreement about a matter in dispute, such as a debt; a business compact. (c) An unlawful agreement or contract. [1913 Webster]