Pleasance
Pronunciation : Pleas"ance
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. plaisance. See Please.]
Definition : 1. Pleasure; merriment; gayety; delight; kindness. [Archaic] Shak. "Full great pleasance." Chaucer. "A realm of pleasance." Tennyson.
2. A secluded part of a garden. [Archaic] The pleasances of old Elizabethan houses. Ruskin.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913