See Also: descant(1)(dictionary)
descant(2)(dictionary)
descant(dictionary)

vivency (iou) and descant (oh)


vivency (iou)



vivency noun. rare. M17.
[from Latin vivere live + -ENCY.]
The quality or fact of being alive; vitality.

descant (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old North French; Origin: Latin cantus 'song']
a tune that is played or sung above the main tune in a piece of Music