feasance

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fē′zəns)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fea•sance  (fē′zəns),USA pronunciation n. [Law.]
  1. Lawthe doing or performing of an act, as of a condition or duty.
  • Anglo-French fesa(u)nce, Old French faisance, equivalent. to fais- (variant stem of faire Latin facere to do) + -ance -ance
  • 1530–40

'feasance' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
nonfeasance - malfeasance - misfeasance - tortfeasor

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