habenza

Galician

Alternative forms

• havença (reintegrationist)

Etymology

14th century (avença). From Latin habentia (“having, owning”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈβɛnθa̝/, /aˈβenθa̝/

Noun

habenza f (plural habenzas)

1. (archaic) possession

   Synonym: facenda

   • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana. Introducción e texto, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 637:

     Et, senores, en esta çidade á moytos caualeyros et burzeses, et tẽen grandes auenças

     And, gentlemen, in this city there are many knight and burgesses, and they haver large possessions

2. livestock, cattle (but restricted to sheep and goats)
3. goats and sheep of a proprietor

Related terms

• haber

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “auença”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “havença” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “habenza”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “abenza”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “habenza”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “habenza”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024