Disobeyance

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of disobedience. countable, uncommon, uncountable

    "The governor and queen were highly commoved hereat; therefore they cauſed ſummon the doers of this fact, to compear within ſix days to underly the law; and, upon their diſobeyance, denounced them to the horn."

Synonyms

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disobedience

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"The governor and queen were highly commoved hereat; therefore they cauſed ſummon the doers of this fact, to compear within ſix days to underly the law; and, upon their diſobeyance, denounced them to the horn."

Etymology

From Middle English disobeyaunce, equivalent to disobey + -ance.

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