Abidance

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Abidance \A*bid"ance\, n.
     The state of abiding; abode; continuance; compliance (with).
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           The Christians had no longer abidance in the holy hill
           of Palestine.                            --Fuller.


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           A judicious abidance by rules.           --Helps.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  abidance
       n 1: acting according to certain accepted standards [syn: {conformity},
             {conformation}, {compliance}] [ant: {disobedience}, {nonconformity}]
       2: the act of dwelling in a place [syn: {residency}, {residence}]
       3: the act of abiding (enduring without yielding)