"abidance" in the noun sense
1. conformity, conformation, compliance, abidance
acting according to certain accepted standards
"their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices"
2. residency, residence, abidance
the act of dwelling in a place
3. abidance
the act of abiding (enduring without yielding)
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