abidance

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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)

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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