defeasance

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Destruction, defeat, overthrow

that hoarie king, with all his traine, / Being arriued, where that champion stout / After his foes defeasance did remaine .

the rendering void of a contract or deed; an annulment
{n} the act of annulling, a defeat
A defeat; an overthrow
{i} nullification
A rendering null or void
A condition, relating to a deed, which being performed, the deed is defeated or rendered void; or a collateral deed, made at the same time with a feoffment, or other conveyance, containing conditions, on the performance of which the estate then created may be defeated
defeasance

    Hyphenation

    de·fea·sance

    Turkish pronunciation

    dîfizıns

    Pronunciation

    /dəˈfēzəns/ /dɪˈfiːzəns/

    Etymology

    [ di-'fE-z&n(t)s ] (noun.) 15th century. Middle English defesance, from Anglo-French, from Old French deffesant, present participle of deffaire.
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