esperance

American  

[es-per-uhns] / ˈɛs pər əns /

noun

Obsolete.

1. hope.

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esperance British  

/ ˈɛspərəns /

noun

1. archaic hope or expectation

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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

Most Noble Highborn Prince, Most Highborn Prince, my last letter to Your Princely Excellency was dated May the 20th last from the Taefelbay near Cabo de bonne esperance with the ship Anna from England...

From The Part Borne by the Dutch in the Discovery of Australia 1606-1765 by Heeres, J. E. (Jan Ernst)

And yitt in esperance thairof, the saidis Erle and George his brother war the first that voted, that the Castell of Sanctandrois should he beseiged.

From The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) by Laing, David

Sith yet there is a credence in my heart, An esperance so obstinately strong, That doth invert th' attest of eyes and ears; As if those organs had deceptious functions Created only to calumniate.

From Troilus and Cressida by Shakespeare, William

Certes, frere, tu demandes ce que tu deusses reffuser, tu te fies en ce dont tu te deusses deffier et fiches ton esperance en ce que te tire a peril.

From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George

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 Burton, Richard Francis, Sir