Biddance
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of bidding. countable, uncountable
"July 25 1801, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, letter to Robert Southey But verily, dear Southey! it will not suit you to be under any man's control, or biddances."
- 2 Synonym of invitation. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"July 25 1801, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, letter to Robert Southey But verily, dear Southey! it will not suit you to be under any man's control, or biddances."
Etymology
From bid + -ance.
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