feasance

[ fee-zuh ns ]
/ ˈfi zəns /

noun Law.

the doing or performing of an act, as of a condition or duty.

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weal
well-being, prosperity, or happiness.
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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

Words nearby feasance

fearful, fearfully, fearless, fearnought, fearsome, feasance, feasibility study, feasible, feast, feast day, feast of dedication
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