insurgence n 1: an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict [syn: {insurgency}, {insurgence}]
Insurgence \In*sur"gence\, Insurgency \In*sur"gen*cy\, n. A state of insurrection; an uprising; an insurrection. [1913 Webster] A moral insurgence in the minds of grave men against the Court of Rome. --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster]