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chevisance
CIDE DICTIONARY
chevisance, n. [Of. chevisance, chevissance, fr. chevircome to an end, perform, fr. chef head, end, from L. caput head. See Chieve, Chief.].
- Achievement; deed; performance. [1913 Webster]"Fortune, the foe of famous chevisance." [1913 Webster]
- A bargain; profit; gain. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster]
- A making of contracts. [1913 Webster]
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