nonce

(näns)

noun

the present use, occasion, or time; time being: chiefly in

Origin: ME (for the) nones, formed by syllabic merging < (for then) ones, lit., the once: then is the dat. sing. of the def. art.

See nonce in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The present or particular occasion: “Her tendency to discover a touch of sadness had for the nonce disappeared” (Theodore Dreiser).

Origin:

Origin: From Middle English for the nones, for the occasion

Origin: , alteration of for then anes

Origin: : for, for; see for

Origin: + then

Origin: : neuter dative sing. of the; see the¹

Origin: + ones, anes, once; see once

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