English
joyance
Apparently coined by Edmund Spenser, from joy + -ance.
Formed from joy + -ance
Latin gaudeō ‘to be glad, rejoice’
Latin gaudium
Late Latin gaudia
Old French joie
Middle English joye ‘joy’
English joy
The story
Apparently coined by Edmund Spenser, from joy + -ance.
Today it means
noun Enjoyment, joy, delight.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / joyance