advertence

2 definitions found

advertence - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Advertence \Ad*vert"ence\, Advertency \Ad*vert"en*cy\, [OF.
     advertence, avertence, LL. advertentia, fr. L. advertens. See
     Advertent.]
     The act of adverting, of the quality of being advertent;
     attention; notice; regard; heedfulness.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           To this difference it is right that advertence should
           be had in regulating taxation.           --J. S. Mill.
     [1913 Webster]

advertence - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  advertence
      n 1: the process of being heedful [syn: advertence,
           advertency]