abidance /əˈbaɪd.n̩s/ noun2 •The act of abiding or continuing; abode; stay; continuance; dwelling. •Adherence; compliance; conformity.A judicious abidance by rules, and holding to the results of experience, are good; but not less so, are a judicious setting aside of rules, and a declining to be bound by incomplete experience. — 1862 formsabidances
