- destance
- , sb. == strife. RG. 511, 570
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destance
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destance — obs. f. distance, variance, disagreement … Useful english dictionary
distance — {{11}}distance (n.) late 13c., quarrel, estrangement, discord, strife, from O.Fr. destance (13c.), from L. distantia a standing apart, from distantem (nom. distans) standing apart, separate, distant, prp. of distare stand apart, from dis apart,… … Etymology dictionary
distance — n. & v. n. 1 the condition of being far off; remoteness. 2 a a space or interval between two things. b the length of this (a distance of twenty miles). 3 a distant point or place (came from a distance). 4 the avoidance of familiarity; aloofness;… … Useful english dictionary
