joyance /ˈd͡ʒɔɪəns/ noun1 •(literary, no longer used) Enjoyment, joy, delight.So dreadfully he towardes him did pas, / Forelifting vp a loft his speckled brest, / And often bounding on the brused gras, / As for great ioyaunce of his newcome guest. — 1590 formsjoyances