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bobaunce

bobaunce is the obsolete form of bobance.

Meaning of bobance

Noun

bobance

  1. (archaic) Boasting.
    • Than thou behelde the synners and the good men; and whan thou saw the synners overcom, thou enclyned to that party for bobbaunce and pryde of the worlde [...].1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book XV

Questions about bobaunce

What is bobaunce the obsolete form of?
Bobaunce is the obsolete form of bobance.

Words near bobaunce in the dictionary

  1. bobaring
  2. bobarista
  3. bobaristas
  4. bobars
  5. bobas
  6. bobaunce
  7. Bobb
  8. Bobba
  9. bobbar
  10. bobbared
  11. bobbaring

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