esperance

[ es-per-uhns ]

nounObsolete.

hope.

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

Words Nearby esperance

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How to use esperance in a sentence

D'o l'on peut aussy veoir, quelle esperance il y a de planter une belle chrestient par tels evangelistes.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614 | Various
The esperance was not slow in answering back and her twelve guns spat like leopards in the brush.
Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea | Charles H. L. Johnston
The George is gone, but three days since the esperance came in.
By order of the company | Mary Johnston
Listen while I tell thee of news that the esperance brought.
By order of the company | Mary Johnston
It would have been all right but for this confounded uncertainty with regard to the esperance.
A Life For a Love | L. T. Meade

British Dictionary definitions for esperance

esperance

/ (ˈɛspərəns) /

noun

archaic hope or expectation

Origin of esperance

C15: from Old French, from Vulgar Latin sperantia (unattested), from Latin spērāre to hope, from spēs hope

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