Pleasance Definition
plĕzəns
noun
Pleasure; joy.
Webster's New World
A pleasure ground or garden, usually part of an estate.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Pleasance
Noun
Singular:
pleasance
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pleasancesOrigin of Pleasance
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Middle English plaisaunce pleasantness, source of pleasure from Old French plaisance from plaisant pleasant pleasant Sense 2, originally Scots after the Pleasance a street in Edinburgh noted for its pleasure-grounds or walks in the 1500s
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From an Old French female given name Plaisance, from plaisance (“pleasance"). The surname is partly matronymic, partly habitational from the Italian town of Piacenza.
From Wiktionary
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Old French plaisance.
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