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esperance

[ es-per-uhns ]

noun

Obsolete.


esperance

/ ˈɛəəԲ /

noun

  1. archaic.
    hope or expectation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of esperance1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English esperaunce, from Middle French esperance, from Vulgar Latin ŧԳپ (unattested), equivalent to Latin ŧԳ- (stem of ŧԲ ) “hoping” (present participle of ŧ, derivative of ŧ “hope”) + -ia -ia
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of esperance1

C15: from Old French, from Vulgar Latin sperantia (unattested), from Latin ŧ to hope, from ŧ hope
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Chelsea, winners of the 2021 final, were also drawn alongside Mexico's Club Leon and Tunisian side Esperance Sportive de Tunisie in Group D.

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As a counter, Jones has a warmer conclusion in mind for the film: a devotional sit-down with L’Espérance — what Jones calls a “wellness check” — if, that is, they can find her.

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That involves tracking down the beautiful Haitian model named Renée L’Espérance who, after being hired from a perfume counter in Los Angeles, seemed to vanish after her visage launched millions of users into a new world of interactive education.

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“This year it’s much worse, and it’s all about the gangs. They have much more power, and they occupy more space,” Pierre Espérance, executive director of the National Human Rights Defense Network, said Thursday.

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Espérance, with the human rights group, blamed what he called complicity between gangs and police and the country’s elite for the current situation, noting that Haiti’s national police are overwhelmed.

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