creance (plural creances)
(obsolete) faith; belief; creed
(falconry) A long leash, or lightweight cord used to prevent escape of a hawk during training flights.
creance (third-person singular simple present creances, present participle creancing, simple past and past participle creanced)
(obsolete, transitive) To get on credit; to borrow.
Source: Wiktionary
Cre"ance (kr"ans), n. Etym: [F. créance, lit., credence, fr. L. credere to trust. See Credence.]
1. Faith; belief; creed. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. (Falconry)
Definition: A fine, small line, fastened to a hawk's leash, when it is first lured.
Cre"ance (kr*"ans), v. i. & t.
Definition: To get on credit; to borrow. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 May 2025
(adverb) at some indefinite or unstated time; “let’s get together sometime”; “everything has to end sometime”; “It was to be printed sometime later”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
