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Thesaurus: chevisance

Achievement; deed; performance.

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  1. n. Achievement; deed; performance.
  2. n. A bargain; profit; gain.
  3. n. A making of contracts.
  4. n. A bargain or contract; an agreement about a matter in dispute, such as a debt; a business compact.
  5. n. An unlawful agreement or contract.
  6. 1. Achievement; deed; performance. [Obs.] Fortune, the foe of famous chevisance. Spenser. 2. A bargain; profit; gain. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. 3. (O. Eng. Law) (a) A making of contracts. (b) A bargain or contract; an agreement about a matter in dispute, such as a debt; a business compact. (c) An unlawful agreement or contract.