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pleasance
/ ˈplɛzəns /
noun
- a secluded part of a garden laid out with trees, walks, etc
- archaic.enjoyment or pleasure
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pleasance1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pleasance1
C14 plesaunce, from Old French plaisance, from plaisant pleasant, from plaisir to please
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Example Sentences
What manner of man was this Ferdinando de' Medici who had converted his garden pleasance into a museum?
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In truth, more than one party entered and traversed the Pleasance.
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Meet me in the Pleasance when the Queen has retired to her chamber.
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The slowest-growing shrubs in its pleasance were tough, seamed, branched and bowed with time.
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Dame Fitzooth and the Squire followed later to the pleasance, and there one and all tried conclusions.
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