Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CHIEV'ANCE
CHIEF'TAIN-RY, or CHIEF'TAIN-SHIPCHIEVE, or CHIVE
CHIEV'ANCE, n. [Norm. chivisance. See Chevisance.]
An unlawful bargain; traffick in which money is extorted. [Obs.] – Bacon.
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