abidance
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (3)
- acting according to certain accepted standards“their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices”Synonyms: conformityconformationcomplianceOpposite nonconformanceType of cooperationKinds line, keeping, formality, honoring
- the act of dwelling in a placeSynonyms: residencyresidenceType of act, deedKinds occupancy, lodging
- the act of abiding (enduring without yielding)Type of continuance, continuation
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
A·bid′ance (…), noun
The state of abiding; abode; continuance; compliance (with).
The Christians had no longer abidance in the holy hill of Palestine.— Thomas Fuller
A judicious abidance by rules.— Sir Arthur Helps
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54