noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English esperaunce, from Middle French esperance, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin sperantia, from Latin sperant-, sperans (present participle of sperare to hope) + -ia -y — more at despair
obsolete : hope , expectation
noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English esperaunce, from Middle French esperance, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin sperantia, from Latin sperant-, sperans (present participle of sperare to hope) + -ia -y — more at despair
obsolete : hope , expectation
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012