cheare - What does it mean?

Noun

(en-noun)

*{{quote-book|year=1850|author=Isaac Disraeli|title=Literary Character of Men of Genius|chapter=|edition= citation

|passage=It was one of the state maxims of this philosophic monarch, in his advice to his son, "To allure the common people to a common amitie among themselves; and that certain daies in the yeere should be appointed for delighting the people with public spectacles of all honest games and exercise of arms; making playes and lawful games in Maie, and good cheare at Christmas; as also for convening of neighbours, for entertaining friendship and heartliness, by honest feasting and merriness; so that the sabbothes be kept holie, and no unlawful pastime be used. }}

*{{quote-book|year=1590|author=|title=Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I|chapter=|edition=1921 ed. citation

|passage=With chaunge of cheare the seeming simple maid Let fall her eyen, as shamefast to the earth, 240 And yeelding soft, in that she nought gain-said, So forth they rode, he feining seemely merth, And she coy lookes: so dainty they say maketh derth. }}

*{{quote-book|year=1545|author=Desiderius Erasmus|title=A Very Pleasaunt & Fruitful Diologe Called the Epicure|chapter=|edition= citation

|passage=Wha they wer set to dyner (as it was thought) ther wated noo kynde of delitious meat: they filled the selues haboudantly: after ye feast was }}