1. custom or habitual practice
Usage: archaic
2. the time allowed for payment of a foreign bill of exchange
Usage: archaic; commercial

Examples

• The old usaunce of the village required all visitors to announce themselves at the gate.
• According to ancient usaunce, the ceremony began at dawn.
• The merchant calculated the usaunce for the bill drawn on London.
• Local usaunce dictated that disputes be settled by the village elder.
• The usaunce of thirty days was standard for bills of exchange in that era.