jouisance

jouisance

English

Noun

jouisance (uncountable)

1. Obsolete spelling of jouissance
   • 1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Nouember. Aegloga Vndecima.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], OCLC 606515406; republished as The Shepheardes Calender […], London: […] Iohn Wolfe for Iohn Harrison the yonger, […], 1586, OCLC 837880809:

     Colin, my dear, when shall it please thee sing,
     As thou wert wont, songs of some jouisance?

   • 1581, George Peele, The Arraignment of Paris

     And for our country gods, I dare be bold,
     They make such cheer, your presence to behold,
     Such jouisance, such mirth, and merriment […]