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complaisaunce

complaisaunce is the rare spelling of complaisance.

Meaning of complaisance

Noun

complaisance (countable and uncountable, plural complaisances)

  1. The quality of being complaisant, amiable or agreeable.
    • I see he has premeditated a Denial by the Complaisance of his Features.1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, V.i

Questions about complaisaunce

What is complaisaunce the rare spelling of?
Complaisaunce is the rare spelling of complaisance.

Words near complaisaunce in the dictionary

  1. complaisance
  2. complaisances
  3. complaisant
  4. complaisantly
  5. complaisantness
  6. complaisaunce
  7. complanadine
  8. complanadines
  9. complanar
  10. complanate
  11. complanated

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