Definitions for: Nonce

[n] the present occasion; "for the nonce"

Webster (1913) Definition: Nonce (n[o^]ns), n. [For the nonce, OE. for the nones, a
corruption of for then ones, where n. in then is a relic of
AS. m in [eth]am, dat. of the article and demonstrative
pronoun, E. the. See For, Once, and The.]
The one or single occasion; the present call or purpose; --
chiefly used in the phrase for the nonce.

The miller was a stout carl for the nones. --Chaucer.

And that he calls for drink, I 'll have prepared him A
chalice for the nonce. --Shak.

Nonce word, ``a word apparently employed only for the
nonce''. --Murray (New English Dict.).

Synonyms: time being

See Also: nowadays, present

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