feasance
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of feasance
1530–40; < Anglo-French fesa ( u ) nce, Old French faisance, equivalent to fais- (variant stem of faire ≪ Latin facere to do) + -ance -ance
Example Sentences
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Beastes of Venery persecuted for their case, or dammage feasance, are Marternes, Squirrels, Foxes, Badgers, and Otters.
From The Survey of Cornwall And an epistle concerning the excellencies of the English tongue by Richard Carew
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