Chev"i*sance (?), n. [Of. chevisance, chevissance, fr. chevircome to an end, perform, fr. chef head, end, from L. caput head. See Chieve, Chief.]
1.
Achievement; deed; performance.
[Obs.]
Fortune, the foe of famous chevisance.
Spenser.
2.
A bargain; profit; gain.
[Obs.]
Piers Plowman.
3. O. Eng.Law (a)
A making of contracts.
(b)
A bargain or contract; an agreement about a matter in dispute, such as a debt; a business compact.
(c)
An unlawful agreement or contract.
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