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surseances

surseances is the plural of surseance.

Meaning of surseance

Noun (1)

surseance

  1. (obsolete) peace (state of not fighting) or quiet (silence, or calmness)
    • all preachers , especially such as be of good temper , and have wisdom with conscience, ought to inculcate and beat upon a peace, silence, and surseance1641, Francis Bacon, A Wise and Moderate Discourse, Concerning Church-Affaires

Noun (2)

surseance (countable and uncountable, plural surseances)

  1. The phase of reaching an agreement with the creditors of a bankrupt company.

Questions about surseances

What is surseances the plural of?
Surseances is the plural of surseance.

Words near surseances in the dictionary

  1. surry fex
  2. Surry Hills
  3. surryph
  4. sursassite
  5. surseance
  6. surseances
  7. surshringar
  8. sursie
  9. sursies
  10. Sursilvan
  11. sursingar

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