esperance

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esperance¹

  • /ˈɛspəɹəns/

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Borrowed from Middle French esperance (compare modern French espérance), from esperer (“to hope”).

noun esperances

  1. obsolete Expectation, hope. Sith yet there is a credence in my heart, An esperance so obstinately strong, That doth invert the attest of eyes and ears

Esperance²

proper noun

  1. A town, port, and local government area (the Shire of Esperance) in the south of Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia.
  2. A town and village in Schoharie County, New York, United States.
  3. A census-designated place and enclave of Edmonds, Snohomish County, Washington, United States.

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@misc{esperance_2026,
  title = {esperance},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/esperance},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}