Chevisance
Chevisance , noun
[Of. chevisance, chevissance, from chevircome to an end, perform, from chef head, end, from Latin caput head. See Chieve, Chief.]
1.
Achievement; deed; performance. [Obsolete]
Fortune, the foe of famous chevisance.
2.
A bargain; profit; gain. [Obsolete] — Piers Plowman
3.
(a) (O. Eng. Law) A making of contracts.
(b)
(O. Eng. Law) A bargain or contract; an agreement about a matter in dispute, such as a debt; a business compact.
(c)
(O. Eng. Law) An unlawful agreement or contract.