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Abidance

//əˈbaɪd.n̩s// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of abiding or continuing; abode; stay; continuance; dwelling.
  2. 2
    the act of abiding (enduring without yielding) wordnet
  3. 3
    Adherence; compliance; conformity.

    "No wonder then, though the Christians had no longer abidance in the holy hill of Palestine (though this I confess, is but the bark of the text), driving that trade wherewith none ever thrived, the breaking of promises; wherewith one may for a way fairly spread his train, but he will moult his feathers soon after."

  4. 4
    the act of dwelling in a place wordnet
  5. 5
    acting according to certain accepted standards wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English abiden, from Old English ābīdan (“wait”), from ā + bīdan (“to bide, remain”) + ance. * abide + -ance.

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