creance
[ kree-uh ns ]
/ ˈkri əns /
noun Falconry.
a light cord attached to the leg of a hawk to prevent escape during training.
Origin of creance
1300–50; Middle English < Middle French < Vulgar Latin
*crēdentia
credence
Words nearby creance
creamery,
creamlaid,
creamware,
creamwove,
creamy,
creance,
crease,
crease-resistant,
creasy,
create,
create a scene
Example sentences from the Web for creance
Possibly she has never once suspected the existence of the creance.
The Art and Practice of Hawking |Edward B. MichellOf course for all the early out-door lessons the hawk will be secured by a creance.
The Art and Practice of Hawking |Edward B. Michell