What is "chevisance"

Chevisance \Chev"i*sance\, n. [Of. chevisance, chevissance, fr. chevircome to an end, perform, fr. chef head, end, from L. caput head. See Chieve, Chief.]

1. Achievement; deed; performance. [Obs.]

   Fortune, the foe of famous chevisance.
   --Spenser.

2. A bargain; profit; gain. [Obs.]
   --Piers Plowman.

3. (O. Eng. Law)

   1. A making of contracts.

   2. A bargain or contract; an agreement about a matter in dispute, such as a debt; a business compact.

   3. An unlawful agreement or contract.

n. 1 (label en obsolete) help, remedy; a resource or solution. 2 (label en obsolete) The raising of money; money raised or lent for some purpose. 3 (label en obsolete) chivalrous adventure. 4 (label en obsolete) A bargain or contract; an agreement about a matter in dispute, such as a debt; a business compact. 5 (label en obsolete) An unlawful agreement or contract.