"abidance" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈbaɪd.n̩s/ [US], /əˈbaɪd.n̩ts/ [US] Audio: EN-Abidance.ogg , en-ca-abidance.ogg [Canada] Forms: abidances [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English abiden, from Old English ābīdan (“wait”), from ā + bīdan (“to bide, remain”) + ance. * abide + -ance. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|abiden}} Middle English abiden, {{inh|en|ang|ābīdan||wait}} Old English ābīdan (“wait”), {{m|ang|ā}} ā, {{m|ang|bīdan||to bide, remain}} bīdan (“to bide, remain”), {{suffix|en|abide|ance}} abide + -ance Head templates: {{en-noun}} abidance (plural abidances)
  1. The act of abiding or continuing; abode; stay; continuance; dwelling.
    Sense id: en-abidance-en-noun-FVaNeQBQ
  2. Adherence; compliance; conformity. Translations (compliance): naleving [masculine] (Dutch), nakomen van [neuter] (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-abidance-en-noun-Cr2W56Pr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of 'compliance': 1 99

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