The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chievance
Chievance \Chiev"ance\, n. [OF. chevance property, equiv. To
chevisance, fr. chevir to accomplish. See Chevisance.]
An unlawful bargain; traffic in which money is exported as
discount. [Obs.]
--Bacon.
Wiktionary
chievance
n. (context obsolete English) An unlawful bargain; traffic in which money is exported as discount.