2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: abidance noun 1: acting according to certain accepted standards [syn: {conformity}, {conformation}, {compliance}] [ant: {disobedience}, {nonconformity}] 2: the act of dwelling in a place [syn: {residency}, {residence}] 3: the act of abiding (enduring without yielding) From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Abidance \A*bid"ance\, noun The state of abiding; abode; continuance; compliance (with). The Christians had no longer abidance in the holy hill of Palestine. --Fuller. A judicious abidance by rules. --Helps.

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