pleasance

== English == === Alternative forms === plaisance, plaisaunce, pleasaunce === Etymology === From Middle English plaisaunce, plesaunce, from Old French plaisance. By surface analysis, please +‎ -ance. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈplɛzəns/ Rhymes: -ɛzəns === Noun === pleasance (countable and uncountable, plural pleasances) A pleasure ground laid out with shady walks, trees and shrubs, statuary, and ornamental water; a secluded part of a garden. [from 16th c.] Synonym: pleasure garden (obsolete) Willingness to please, or the action of pleasing; courtesy. [14th–17th c.] (obsolete) The feeling of being pleased; pleasure, delight. [14th–19th c.] ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “pleasance”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.