balaunce

Middle English

/baˈlau̯ntsə/, /baˈlau̯ns(ə)/

noun
Definitions
  • A (half of a) set of scales; a balance
  • The ensuring of fairness and justness via reasoning and consideration, especially legally.
  • Luck, happenstance, destiny; the passage of random events.
  • Endangerment, threatening; the taking of chances or bets.
  • Indecisiveness, unsureness, hesitation.
  • (astrology) Libra constellation, member of the Zodiac

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French balance derived from Latin *bilancia.

Origin

Latin

*bilancia

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