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creancer | creanced |

As a noun creancer

is a creditor.

As a verb creanced is

past tense of creance.

creancer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A creditor.
  • * 1984 , (Nicholas Orme), From Childhood to Chivalry , p. 68:
    • The creancer looked after the young man's money, disciplined him and perhaps gave him some teaching, though the youth went also to the lectures provided by the university and later by the colleges.
  • * 2011 , Thomas Penn, Winter King , Penguin 2012, p. 104:
    • As Prince Henry's ‘creancer ’ or mentor, he had power over the development of the young prince's mind.

    creanced

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (creance)

    • 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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