Definitions
the present occasion
Word origin
Inherited from Middle English nonse, nones, a rebracketing of Middle English to þen anes, for þen anes (to/for the once (i.e., the one occasion or instance)), from the dative singular neuter of þe. The cryptography sense is commonly said to be a contraction of number used once, although this is probably incorrect.
Used in a sentence
“That will do for the nonce, but we'll need a better answer for the long term.”
“[...] Dunce, / Dotard, a-dozing at the very nonce, / After a life spent training for the sight!”
“'Idiot!' exclaimed the doctor, who for the nonce was not capable of more than such spasmodic attempts at utterance.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“For one occasion”5 letters
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