noun
- hope or expectation; a feeling of trust that something desired will happen.
Usage: archaic or literary; chiefly poetic
Examples
- She held fast to her esperance that better days would come.
- The poet wrote of esperance and longing in his verses.
- Against all odds, he maintained an esperance for reconciliation.
- Their esperance for a peaceful resolution kept them negotiating.
- In times of hardship, esperance becomes a precious commodity.