Definition of Foisan
Foi"son (?), n. [F. foison, fr.
L. fusio a pouring, effusion. See Fusion.] Rich
harvest; plenty; abundance. [Archaic] Lowell.
That from the seedness the bare fallow
brings
To teeming foison. Shak.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (archaic) an abundance, a rich supply of
*Late C14: Fyve þousand folk it was as greet mervaille / Wiþ loves fyve and fisshes two to feede. / God sente his foyson at hir grete neede. — Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale
- (mostly Scottish) strength, power
French
- abundance, great deal, load
J'ai une foison de copines: I've got a load of girlfriends.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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