Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Chevisance \Chev"i*sance\, n. [Of. chevisance, chevissance, fr.
   chevircome to an end, perform, fr. chef head, end, from L.
   caput head. See {Chieve}, {Chief}.]
   1. Achievement; deed; performance. [Obs.]

            Fortune, the foe of famous chevisance. --Spenser.

   2. A bargain; profit; gain. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.

   3. (O. Eng. Law)
      (a) A making of contracts.
      (b) A bargain or contract; an agreement about a matter in
          dispute, such as a debt; a business compact.
      (c) An unlawful agreement or contract.