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defeasance (n.)
early 15c., from Anglo-French
defesaunce
, Old French
desfaisance
"undoing, destruction," from
desfaire
(Modern French
défaire
) "to undo, destroy" (see
defeat
(v.)). Related:
Defease
;
defeasible
.
