See Also: chevisance(dictionary)
CHEVISANCE, contracts, torts(law)

affodill (iou) and chevisance (iou)


affodill (iou)



affodill noun. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
[medieval Latin affodilus var. of Latin asphodilus ASPHODEL.]
= ASPHODEL 1. LME-E17.
= DAFFODIL 2. dial. M16.

chevisance (iou)



chevisance noun. Long arch. ME.
[Old French, from cheviss- lengthened stem of chevir achieve, from chef head, chief: see CHIEF noun, -ANCE.]
A bringing to an end; furtherance; assistance. Only in ME.
Resource, remedy; an expedient. ME-M17.
Provision, supply; provisions; booty. ME-M17.
Raising money; borrowing; a loan; lending, usury; profiteering, gain. Freq. derog. LME.
(Confused by Spenser and others with chivalry and related words.) Enterprise, chivalry, prowess; an exploit. L16.