deceyvaunce

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === desceyvance, disceyvance, disceyvaunce, disseyvance, disseyvaunce === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman decevaunce then rebuilt as deceyven (“to deceive”) +‎ -aunce (“-ance”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɛːˌsæi̯ˈva(u̯)ns(ə)/, /dɛːˌsɛːˈva(u̯)ns(ə)/, /dɛ-/, /di-/ IPA(key): /dɛːˈsæi̯va(u̯)ns(ə)/, /dɛːˈsæi̯va(u̯)ns(ə)/, /dɛ-/, /di-/ (with shift of stress) === Noun === deceyvaunce (chiefly Late Middle English, uncommon) Deception; the act of or tendency for deceit. === References === “dē̆ceivaunce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.