esperance
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of esperance
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English esperaunce, from Middle French esperance, from Vulgar Latin spērantia (unattested), equivalent to Latin spērant- (stem of spērāns ) “hoping” (present participle of spērāre, derivative of spēs “hope”) + -ia -ia
Example Sentences
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O son of Adam! what hath befooled thee in this long esperance?
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 06 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
We are both perfectly well, too, and brave with happiness, and "a credence in our hearts, and esperance so absolutely strong, as doth outvie the attest of eyes and ears."
From Memories of Hawthorne by Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
Then with repine-ful fury fever-high Wishing yet wishing not for Love's surceàse; Shifting to other side for vengeänce, Desires deprived of their esperance, What now could ever change such ills as these?
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII by Various
O wicked Wazirs, shall a man of understanding renounce all esperance in Almighty Allah?
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 11 [Supplement] by Sir Richard Francis Burton
Bon coeur, bonne esperance, mes enfants, the hour of victory is at hand!
From A Heroine of France by Evelyn Everett-Green
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