Abidance
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The act of abiding or continuing; abode; stay; continuance; dwelling.
- 2 the act of abiding (enduring without yielding) wordnet
- 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 the act of dwelling in a place wordnet
- 5 acting according to certain accepted standards wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From Middle English abiden, from Old English ābīdan (“wait”), from ā + bīdan (“to bide, remain”) + ance. * abide + -ance.
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