SURVIVANCE

Etymology

Noun

survivance (countable and uncountable, plural survivances)

(now, rare) Survival.

Succession to an estate, office etc. of someone who survives the previous holder, as nominated by them; survivorship.

(Canada) The survival of Francophone culture in the face of Anglo-American hegemony.

Source: Wiktionary


Sur*viv"ance, Sur*viv"an*cy, n. Etym: [F. survivance.]

Definition: Survivorship. [R.] His son had the survivance of the stadtholdership. Bp. Burnet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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