Non-coming

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A lack or absence of coming; failure to come countable, uncountable

    "[…] and inasmuch as the husband does not now come, which non-coming shall be adjudged a default, we pray that they be distrained to attorn."

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"[…] and inasmuch as the husband does not now come, which non-coming shall be adjudged a default, we pray that they be distrained to attorn."

Etymology

From Middle English non comyng, noun comyng, equivalent to non (“no”, adjective) + coming.

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