TENDANCE

Etymology

Noun

tendance (countable and uncountable, plural tendances)

(archaic) The act of attending or waiting; attendance.

(obsolete) Persons in attendance; attendants.

Source: Wiktionary


Tend"ance, n. Etym: [See Tend to attend, and cf. Attendance.]

1. The act of attending or waiting; attendance. [Archaic] Spenser. The breath Of her sweet tendance hovering over him. Tennyson.

2. Persons in attendance; attendants. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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