prevailance

[ pri-veyl-uhns ]

noun

1. the act, right, or state of prevailing, or of having greater control, influence, etc., compared to something else; preeminence or dominance:

   She regularly gave her clients’ needs prevailance over her personal schedule.

   The synth melody is bright and hopeful, with an initial rise in B flat major almost struggling for prevailance over D minor.

2. prevalence ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of prevailance¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; prevail ( def ) + -ance ( def )