NONCE


Meaning of NONCE in English

/nons/ , n.

the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce ).

[ 1150-1200; ME nones, in phrase for the nones, by faulty division of for then ones for the once (ME then dat. sing. of THE 1 ; ones ONCE) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .