myscreaunce

Middle English

Alternative forms

• mescreance, mescreaunce, miscreaunce

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French mescreance; equivalent to mys- +‎ creaunce. Compare myscreaunt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmiskrɛːˈa(u̯)ns(ə)/, /misˈkrɛːa(u̯)ns(ə)/, /ˈmiskrɛːa(u̯)ns(ə)/

Noun

myscreaunce (uncountable)

1. Belief in a false religion, especially paganism.
2. (rare) Religious disbelief or deviation.
3. (rare) Betrayal, disloyalty.

Descendants

• English: miscreance

References

• “miscrēaunce, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.