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
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
