ˈplez ə n(t)s noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English plesaunce, from Middle French plaisance pleasure, from Old French, from plaisant
1. : a feeling of pleasure : delight , gaiety
youth is full of pleasance ; age is full of care — Oxford Book of English Verse
2. obsolete : a disposition to please : pleasing behavior : courtesy
3.
a. : pleasantness
through the garden I was drawn — a realm of pleasance — Alfred Tennyson
b. : a source of pleasure : delight
the paintings …, to mention only the most famous of the pleasances that have attracted many visitors to the house — S.N.Behrman
4. : a pleasant place used for rest or recreation usually consisting of a formal garden attached to a mansion or a small park
tread green turf in a walled pleasance — Phyllis & John Cradock