balaunce

English

Noun

balaunce (countable and uncountable, plural balaunces)

  1. Obsolete form of balance.

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Old French balance, from Late Latin *bilancia.

    Pronunciation

    • (Early Middle English) IPA(key): /baˈlau̯ntsə/, /baˈlantsə/
    • IPA(key): /baˈlau̯ns(ə)/, /baˈlans(ə)/, /baˈlaːns(ə)/

    Noun

    balaunce (plural balaunces)

    1. A (half of a) set of scales; a balance
    2. The ensuring of fairness and justness via reasoning and consideration, especially legally.
    3. Luck, happenstance, destiny; the passage of random events.
    4. Endangerment, threatening; the taking of chances or bets.
    5. Indecisiveness, unsureness, hesitation.
    6. (astrology, astronomy) Libra (constellation; member of the Zodiac)

    Descendants

    • English: balance
    • Scots: ballance

    References

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