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pleas⋅ance

  [plez-uhns]
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–noun
1. a place laid out as a pleasure garden or promenade.
2. Archaic. pleasure.
Origin:
1300–50; ME plesaunce < MF plaisance. See pleasant, -ance
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pleas·ance   (plěz'əns)   
n.  

  1. A secluded garden or landscaped area.

  2. Archaic Pleasure or a source of pleasure.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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