levance and couchance

noun

lev·​ance and cou·​chance

¦levən(t)sənˈkau̇chən(t)s

variants or less commonly levancy and couchancy

-vənsē… chənsē

: the state of being levant and couchant

Word History

Etymology

levance and couchance alteration (influenced by -ance) of levancy and couchancy, from levancy (from levant —in levant and couchant—+ -cy) + and + couchancy (from couchant —in levant and couchant—+ -cy)

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