abidance

American  

[uh-bahyd-ns] / əˈbaɪd ns /

noun

1. the act or state of abiding.

2. conformity; compliance (usually followed byby ).

   strict abidance by the rules.

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Etymology

Origin of abidance

First recorded in 1640–50; abide + -ance

Example Sentences

The native activity of his intellect prevented a prolonged abidance on the mere threshold of opinion: a few months rolled over, and Joe's convictions took a current which they kept for some years.

From Wise Saws and Modern Instances, Volume II (of 2) by Cooper, Thomas

The Christians had no longer abidance in the holy hill of Palestine.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

The young couple were much at Mount Vernon from this time on, and Washington wrote to "Dear Jack," "I am always pleased with yours and Nelly's abidance at Mount Vernon."

From The True George Washington [10th Ed.] by Ford, Paul Leicester

And then, moreover, there is His personal abidance in our churches, raising earthly service into a foretaste of heaven.

From An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent by Newman, John Henry