abidance

2 definitions found

abidance - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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abidance - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  abidance
      n 1: acting according to certain accepted standards; "their
           financial statements are in conformity with generally
           accepted accounting practices" [syn: conformity,
           conformation, compliance, abidance] [ant:
           disobedience, noncompliance, nonconformance,
           nonconformity]
      2: the act of dwelling in a place [syn: residency,
         residence, abidance]
      3: the act of abiding (enduring without yielding)