surseance

noun /ˈsɜːsiəns/

1. peace (state of not fighting) or quiet (silence, or calmness)

   obsolete

   all preachers , especially such as be of good temper , and have wisdom with conscience, ought to inculcate and beat upon a peace, silence, and surseance

Where it comes from

From Middle English *surseance (not found), from Old French surseance (“suspicion; delay”), from surseoir (“to delay”), from supersedo. More at surcease.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry surseance (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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