noun
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a secluded part of a garden laid out with trees, walks, etc
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archaic enjoyment or pleasure
Etymology
Origin of pleasance
1300–50; Middle English plesaunce < Middle French plaisance. See pleasant, -ance
Example Sentences
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Still he partook a little of the rich repast which had been prepared, and feigned so long a false pleasance, that he almost became pleased in reality.
From Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters by John Galt
And throughout this village were peace and well-accustomed pleasance.
From The Firebrand by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
It wasn't only that Pink Roses were beginning to fade: he was beginning to realise that pleasure demands its pleasance and Pink Roses an adequate rose-bed.
From Years of Plenty by Ivor Brown
And biddeth eke for them that be at ease, That God them grant aye good perséverance, And send them might their ladies so to please That it to Love be worship and pleasance.
From Chaucer and His England by G. G. Coulton
Father," Robin added, "come with us now to the pleasance.
From Robin Hood by N. C. (Newell Convers) Wyeth
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