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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Dame Fitzooth and the Squire followed later to the pleasance, and there one and all tried conclusions.
From Robin Hood by Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers)
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 Galt, John
The picturesque side of the home of the Sidneys, which faces this pleasance, was in shadow, and made a background to the gay scene, which accentuated the brilliant effect of the gay throng below it.
From Penshurst Castle In the Days of Sir Philip Sidney by Marshall, Emma
They are married: the ladies and the knights wish them ——Heart's pleasance, In joy and health continuance!
From The Romance of Biography (Vol 1 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
And throughout this village were peace and well-accustomed pleasance.
From The Firebrand by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
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