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Survivance
//sɚˈvaɪvəns// noun
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Noun
- 1 Survival. archaic, countable, uncountable
"And what is the space of time to look backward upon, between an early departure and the longest survivance?"
- 2 Survival as a Native American or First Nations person practicing indigenous culture and resisting white European-American hegemony. countable, uncountable
"One cannot appreciate and experience the power of Native survivance if the stories and memories of our histories are not placed within the context of struggle."
- 3 The survival of Francophone culture in the face of Anglo-American hegemony. Canada, countable, uncountable
- 4 Succession to an estate, office etc. of someone who survives the previous holder, as nominated by them; survivorship. countable, uncountable
"His son had the survivance of the stadtholdership."
Etymology
From French survivance. In reference to Native Americans, sometimes alternatively interpreted as a blend of survival + resistance.
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