creance

cre·ance

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kree-uh ns]
- /ˈkri əns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kree-uh ns]
- /ˈkri əns/

Definitions of creance word

noun creance a long fine cord used to restrain a hawk or falcon during training 3
noun creance a light cord attached to the leg of a hawk to prevent escape during training. 1
noun creance A long fine cord attached to a hawk’s leash to prevent escape during training. 1
noun creance (Obsolete (No longer in use)) faith; belief; creed. 0
noun creance (falconry) A long leash, or lightweight cord used to prevent escape of a hawk during training flights. 0
verb creance (Obsolete (No longer in use)) VT To get on credit; to borrow. 0

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Origin of creance

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *crēdentia credence

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Parts of speech for Creance

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Creance

creance popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Antonyms for creance

noun creance

miscreance — a misbelief or false religious faith.

Just one Antonym for creance