| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | de·fea·sance |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  d -f  z ns |
| NOUN: | 1. A rendering void; an annulment. 2a. The voiding of a contract or deed. b. A clause within a contract or deed providing for annulment. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English defesaunce, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French defesance, from defesant, present participle of desfaire, to destroy. See defeat.
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