English Dictionary

pleasance

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈplɛzəns/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 廃用

A pleasure ground laid out with shady walks, trees and shrubs, statuary, and ornamental water; a secluded part of a garden. / (obsolete) Willingness to please, or the action of pleasing; courtesy.

日本語の意味

庭園内に設けられた、木陰の散歩道や樹木、低木、彫像、装飾的な水景などを伴う、娯楽やくつろぎのための区域。 / （古語）人を喜ばせる意志やその行為、あるいは礼儀正しさを示す意味。

In the afternoons, the pleasance behind the manor became a tranquil refuge, its shady walks lined with statues and an ornamental pool reflecting the sky.

午後になると、屋敷の裏手にある木陰の小道や樹木・低木、彫像、装飾用の水景を配した古い庭園は静かな避難所となり、小道には彫像が並び、装飾的な池が空を映していた。

意味（1）

A pleasure ground laid out with shady walks, trees and shrubs, statuary, and ornamental water; a secluded part of a garden.

the pleasances of old Elizabethan houses

意味（2）

(obsolete) Willingness to please, or the action of pleasing; courtesy.

意味（3）

(obsolete) The feeling of being pleased; pleasure, delight.

Now stands the Brere like a lord alone, / Puffed up with pryde and vaine pleasaunce.

pleasances （ plural ）