Bobance
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɒbəns/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bobance is a noun meaning (archaic) Boasting.
Meaning
(archaic) Boasting.
Example Sentences
"We've had enough bobance and boasting" said Hordle John, rising and throwing off his doublet.
ye recke not for honesty, no nor for your own law, nor for deeds of mercy and charity, but in folly, and in Bobance
Than thou behelde the synners and the good men; and whan thou saw the synners overcom, thou enclyned to that party for bobbaunce and pryde of the worlde [...].
she distributed her own clothing amongst the poor, thus demonstrating that the pomp and bobance of the world should be eschewed, and she conformed her unto the Virgin Mary'
Word Forms
- bobaunce
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bobaunce, jactancy, vaunt, vauntery, gloriation, avaunt.
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