Postponence

noun

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Noun

1
The act of deeming less important or of a lower rank. obsolete, uncountable
"18. Noting preference, or poſtponence. / Your highneſs ſhall repoſe you at the Tovver. / —I do not like the Tovver of any place. / Shakesp[eare]."
2
The act of postponing. obsolete, uncountable
"[…] he hastened to relieve her anxieties, by briefly stating the postponence of his trial […]"

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"18. Noting preference, or poſtponence. / Your highneſs ſhall repoſe you at the Tovver. / —I do not like the Tovver of any place. / Shakesp[eare]."

Etymology

From postpone + -ence.

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