abidance

[ uh-bahyd-ns ]

noun

1. the act or state of abiding.
2. conformity; compliance (usually followed by by ):

   strict abidance by the rules.

Word History and Origins

Origin of abidance¹

First recorded in 1640–50; abide + -ance

Example Sentences

She also wanted to detail the frustrating experience her family has had with the facility, fed up with what she said was lack of transparency and consistency around motel vouchers, inconsistent abidance to COVID-19 rules inside the shelter, and what has felt like a strain on the shelter system amid last month’s mass outbreak.

From Washington Times

Owner Paul Somers said he misses “being in a room with a bunch of people experiencing the same artistic catharsis at the same moment” but feels abundantly proud of the underground arts community’s handling and abidance to regulations.

From Washington Times

McBride and Fedarko have both become persistent, ardent advocates for preserving the place, in all its spellbinding, inhospitable glory, in abidance with Teddy Roosevelt’s famous dictum, issued during his one visit, in 1903: “Leave it as it is. Man cannot improve on it; not a bit.”

From The New Yorker

Information Minister Ye Htut says the government usually ignores such reports because “they focus solely on freedom of expression” rather than the need for “responsibility and abidance by media ethics” during Myanmar’s transition to full democracy.

From Washington Times

It isn’t clear that strict abidance is necessarily safe.

From Wall Street Journal