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)

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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