esperance

(ĕsˈpər-əns)

noun
Obsolete
Hope.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English esperaunce

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *spērantia

Origin: , from Latin spērāns, spērant-

Origin: , present participle of spērāre, to hope; see spē- in Indo-European roots

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