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abidance

noun
/əˈbaɪd.n̩s/US

Etymology

From Middle English abiden, from Old English ābīdan (“wait”), from ā + bīdan (“to bide, remain”) + ance. * abide + -ance.

  1. inherited from ābīdan
  2. inherited from abiden

Definitions

  1. The act of abiding or continuing

    The act of abiding or continuing; abode; stay; continuance; dwelling.

  2. Adherence

    Adherence; compliance; conformity.

    • A judicious abidance by rules, and holding to the results of experience, are good; but not less so, are a judicious setting aside of rules, and a declining to be bound by incomplete experience.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA