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Espérance is one of the two French words that can be translated into `hope`, the other being `espoir`. Whereas the latter is closer to the idea of `dream` or `fantasy` and corresponds to most of the common uses of `hope`, `espérance` refers to an abstract, positive expectation. It is rarely used compared to its counterpart, except in...
• (n.) Hope.
Es'pe·rance noun [ French espérance , from Latin sperans , present participle of sperare to hope.] Hope. [ Obsolete] Shak. 
esperance Hope; hopefulness.