Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CREANCE
n.In falconry, a fine small line, fastened to a hawks leash, when she is first lured.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CREANCE
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 )
Defn: A fine, small line, fastened to a hawk's leash, when it is first lured.
CREANCE
CREANCE Cre "ance (kr *"ans ), v. i. & t.
Defn: To get on credit; to borrow. [Obs. ] Chaucer.
New American Oxford Dictionary
creance
cre ance |ˈkrēəns ˈkriəns | ▶noun Falconry a long, fine cord attached to a hawk's leash to prevent escape during training. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from French créance ‘faith, ’ also denoting a cord to retain a bird of peu de créance (‘of little faith, ’ i.e., which cannot yet be relied upon ).
Oxford Dictionary
creance
creance |ˈkriːəns | ▶noun Falconry a long fine cord attached to a hawk's leash to prevent escape during training. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from French créance ‘faith ’, also denoting a cord to retain a bird of peu de créance (‘of little faith ’ i.e. which cannot yet be relied upon ).
French Dictionary
créance
créance n. f. nom féminin 1 vieux Le fait de croire en la vérité de quelque chose. : Donner créance à une chose. 2 Droit du créancier d ’exiger le paiement d ’une somme d ’argent.
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