joyance
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of joyance
1580–90; joy + -ance (coined by Spenser in his Faerie Queene )
Example Sentences
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Their joyance was not in their official capacity, for there were still troublous times in the Sandwich Islands.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the joyance of the Doles could not be extinguished by such considerations, for to them had been born a son christened Sanford Ballard Dole.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sister, I have been told, And I would fain believe it, that all thy griefs of old, Etzel will turn to joyance if thou with him wilt dwell.
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
Be strong; be glad: For strength from joyance comes.'
From Legends of the Saxon Saints by De Vere, Aubrey
Then in my house I am a king, Great joyance and no sorrowing, Happier than you can say or sing.
From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn
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