myscreaunce
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French mescreance; equivalent to mys- + creaunce. Compare myscreaunt.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
myscreaunce (uncountable)
- Belief in a false religion, especially paganism.
- (rare) Religious disbelief or deviation.
- (rare) Betrayal, disloyalty.
Descendants[edit]
- English: miscreance
References[edit]
- “miscrēaunce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.