Origin: Latin suffix -ance
Abidance has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
acting according to certain accepted standards
"their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices"
the act of abiding (enduring without yielding)
The act of abiding or continuing; abode; stay; continuance; dwelling.
Abidance comes from the Middle English word abiden, which originally meant "to wait." This term traces back to Old English roots meaning "to bide" or "remain."