pleasance

 [plez-uhns]  

pleas·ance

   [plez-uhns]
noun
1.
a place laid out as a pleasure garden or promenade.
2.
Archaic. pleasure.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English plesaunce < Middle French plaisance. See pleasant, -ance
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pleasance (ˈplɛzəns)
 
—n
1.  a secluded part of a garden laid out with trees, walks, etc
2.  archaic enjoyment or pleasure
 
[C14 plesaunce, from Old French plaisance, from plaisant pleasant, from plaisir to please]

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