daliance (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[daliance 词源字典]
mid-14c., "confab, chat," from dally + -ance. Probably formed in Anglo-French, but not attested there. Meaning "amorous play, flirtation" is from late 14c.; that of "idle or frivolous activity" is from 1540s.[daliance etymology, daliance origin, 英语词源]