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Crance vs Creance - What's the difference?

crance | creance |

As nouns the difference between crance and creance

is that crance is (nautical) an iron band, at the end of a bowsprit, fitted with eyes to take the bowsprit shrouds and the bobstay while creance is (obsolete) faith; belief; creed.

As a verb creance is

(obsolete|transitive) to get on credit; to borrow.

crance

English

Alternative forms

* crans, cranje, cranse

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nautical) An iron band, at the end of a bowsprit, fitted with eyes to take the bowsprit shrouds and the bobstay

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    creance

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) faith; belief; creed
    • (Chaucer)
  • (falconry) A long leash, or lightweight cord used to prevent escape of a hawk during training flights.
  • *1603 , (John Florio), translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays , III.12:
  • *:Even as horses led by hand doe sometimes bound and start out of the way, but no further then their halters length, and neverthelesse follow ever his steps that leadeth them; And as a Hawke takes his flight but under the limits of hir cranes or twyne.

    • Verb

    (creanc)
  • (obsolete) To get on credit; to borrow.
    • (Chaucer)
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